LOOKED ON Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

looked on

verb

past tense of look on

as in stared

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Sixteen sets of eyes stared up at her from the rug as children strained to get a look at the tearful raccoon.

— Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Heti stared at the drawing in front of her and muttered whatever under her breath.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of stared

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The job-for-life that Fink remembers looked a lot like the one Farley went on to describe about his own grandfather, who worked for Ford.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The civil rights movement, and the many movements for Black freedom that had come before it, took careful consideration of how its people looked.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of looked

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While his teammates and coaches gazed in awe at his numbers postgame, Lloyd put a little damper on them himself.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
Many spent the hours of downtime chatting about the case; others read books or idly gazed out the lofty courthouse windows.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of gazed

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As the train arrived in San Clemente, passengers peered through the train windows to take in the crashing waves, sandy shoreline and beachgoers relaxing underneath umbrellas.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Jack Harbaugh peered into their eyes and was a bit surprised by what was looking back at him.

— Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of peered

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People in surrounding cars gawked, waved and, in one instance, rolled down their windows to shout something that went unheard, as Bonelli explained that the van had internal cameras that were always on but not always being watched.

— Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
On Thursday, the nuisance from the wings was the one being gawked at by a cast young enough to be his kids — a detail Wilson clocked from backstage.

— Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of gawked

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In 2022, Joshua Cain and his partner, André Reyes, stepped into the foyer of the home on Monrovia’s South Ivy Avenue and gaped in wonder.

— Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Upon first glance of the architectural marvel that is the magnificent indoor-outdoor lobby, my mouth gaped open; on every return visit since, it's done the same.

— Emily Adler, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026

Definition of gaped

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This is, of course, not a fair fight, since even at its most successful Hollywood products are viewed in the millions while social-media giants measure results in the billions.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
NBCUniversal also reports that in terms of reach, or the number of people who viewed any portion of the episode, the Season 30 premiere hit more than 19 million viewers across platforms.

— Selome Hailu, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

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