LOOKED DOWN (ON) Synonyms: 18 Similar Words

looked down (on)

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past tense of look down (on)

as in looked (toward)

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It’s presented as an impressionistic historical montage, of Black farmworkers and the land, with clips of Black history that include modern suburbs, and a woman—Z herself—who gazes out of a door into a sere expanse of land bordered by low mountains.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
The skirt draping and the neck wrap were finished with soft, hand-cut Chantilly and corded lace appliqués that also bordered the bride's matching veil.

— Morgan Evans, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

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How Leaders Should Prepare The organizations that get this right will be the ones that deploy agents where the work is bounded, the data is clean and the accountability is clear.

— Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Today’s official Little Italy is bounded between 48th, 59th, and J streets, and Folsom Boulevard, and many Italian-Americans still live and own businesses in the area, said Italian Cultural Society member Steve Maviglio.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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