LOOKING UP Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

looking up

verb

present participle of look up

as in pursuing

to go in search of be sure to look me up if you're ever in town

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as in brightening

to become glad or hopeful by the next morning, the skies had begun to clear and we were looking up

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Recent Examples of looking up But looking up from this dark hole, the night sky was a paradise of signs. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 The 18-year-old version of me probably would have started looking up prices on used sports cars. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 Competing fairgoers recommended learning from someone skilled in the game's lingo rather than looking up the rules (which the Register did to prepare for this story). — Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 15 Aug. 2026 But now, after a meeting between father and son last year, and one including Camilla, Meghan and the kids, things are looking up. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Aug. 2026 Trend-right product across the portfolio lifted Steve Madden‘s second quarter earnings, and things are looking up for the rest of the year. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 July 2026 Keegan would be appointed in September 1997 as chief operating officer, with Fulham a mid-table side in the old Second Division, looking up at Northampton Town and Bristol Rovers. — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Prince Harry is back on American soil, and things are looking up. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Similarly, Brown recommends looking up phone numbers yourself rather than relying on search results, which scammers can manipulate to promote fake websites (but more on this later). — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026

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Verb

In other words, Disney said that its rationale for pursuing a new theme park in a new market remains unchanged.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
For some college students in Miami, snagging a job interview may not be the only challenge in pursuing a career.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of pursuing

Verb

Even with their fortunes brightening in Michigan, Republicans are clear-eyed about the headwinds this year.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Made with a peptide complex and vitamin E, the patches reduce lines and wrinkles while plumping and brightening your skin.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 25 July 2026

Definition of brightening

Verb

Whether defendant Tyler Robinson acted out of political animus could be key for prosecutors seeking the death penalty — or for his attorneys in taking that punishment off the table.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
The Associated Press emailed Twiggs' attorney seeking comment.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of seeking

Verb

Yet underneath the glowing case studies lies a quiet crisis, which is AI fatigue.

— Khadim Batti, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Give yourself the treat of waking up with amazing hair and skin with this mulberry silk pillowcase, which has over 10,000 glowing reviews at Amazon.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026