LOOKED (TOWARD) Synonyms: 18 Similar Words

looked (toward)

verb

past tense of look (toward)

as in pointed (toward)

to stand or sit with the face or front toward the bay window looks toward the park

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faced

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The surrounding province of Sistan and Baluchestan has also faced a yearslong insurgency by Sunni Baloch militant groups.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Ibiza is hostile to new club owners, and Ushuaïa faced the usual onslaught.

— Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026

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