Synonyms of looked (at)

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verb

past tense of look (at)

as in noticed

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes

I found her at the mall looking at the new outfits on the mannequins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noticed
• spotted
• saw
• regarded
• eyed
• viewed
• remarked
• noted
• got a load of
• perceived
• observed
• set eyes on
• laid eyes on
• watched
• sighted
• beheld
• spied
• picked out
• discerned
• distinguished
• witnessed
• caught
• espied
• attended (to)
• identified
• descried
• considered
• glanced (at)
• made out
• picked up
• marked
• peered (at)
• scanned
• studied
• inspected
• examined
• surveyed
• heeded
• scrutinized
• glimpsed
• minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• passed over
• neglected
• disregarded
• missed
• overlooked
• overpassed

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phrase

past tense of look at

as in considered

to give serious and careful thought to

Let's look at what we're dealing with here.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• considered
• contemplated
• pondered
• debated
• entertained
• studied
• questioned
• weighed
• thought (about or over)
• eyed
• chewed on
• wrestled (with)
• explored
• reviewed
• mulled (over)
• analyzed
• chewed over
• pored (over)
• kicked around
• perpended
• reflected (on or upon)
• ruminated
• meditated
• deliberated
• beat one's brains out (about)
• mused (upon)
• cogitated
• turned
• revolved
• cudgeled one's brains (about)
• dwelled (on or upon)
• digested
• drank (in)
• speculated (about)
• fixated (on or upon)
• fretted (about or over)
• reminisced
• brooded (about or over)
• believed
• concluded
• reasoned
• obsessed (about or over)
• absorbed
• conceived
• opined
• assimilated
• second-guessed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• overlooked
• dismissed
• rejected
• slighted
• pooh-poohed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of looked (at)

Phrase

The most robust evidence in the field is a study published in JAMA Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery in 2024, which looked at airflow during mouth occlusion in more than 50 patients. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

Offensive line shuffled up Dykes said in earlier in the week that TCU looked at everything throughout the program during the 2-3 start and would make the necessary adjustments to try and turn things around. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026

Analysts looked at 30 of the most popular Pokémon search terms that were selected using a keyword explorer tool, according to EsportsGG. — Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Brad Knox, a research associate professor of computer science at the University of Texas at Austin, and two coauthors looked at how OpenAI graded its agents in the July test that led to the Hugging Face attack. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

The software company also looked at trends from creators using Firefly’s Virtual Try On feature. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Neither looked at food, which was then and remains now the largest thing Americans buy. — Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Home-plate umpire Brennan Miller brushed dirt off the plate and looked at the ground as catcher Garrett Stubbs walked toward Nola, who seemed content to throw another pitch rather than take it all in. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

In the early 1960s, Americans looked at Cuba under Castro and understood why people were risking everything to come here. — Ray Watford, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026