Synonyms of looking (at)

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verb

present participle of look (at)

as in noticing

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

• noticing
• spotting
• seeing
• regarding
• eyeing
• getting a load of
• viewing
• setting eyes on
• laying eyes on
• remarking
• watching
• noting
• sighting
• spying
• picking out
• perceiving
• observing
• beholding
• attending (to)
• discerning
• witnessing
• distinguishing
• catching
• espying
• making out
• glancing (at)
• peering (at)
• descrying
• identifying
• considering
• picking up
• marking
• studying
• scanning
• surveying
• heeding
• examining
• inspecting
• scrutinizing
• minding
• glimpsing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• passing over
• ignoring
• neglecting
• disregarding
• missing
• overlooking
• overpassing

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phrase

present participle of look at

as in contemplating

to give serious and careful thought to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contemplating
• considering
• pondering
• debating
• entertaining
• thinking (about or over)
• studying
• chewing on
• wrestling (with)
• mulling (over)
• questioning
• weighing
• poring (over)
• eyeing
• exploring
• chewing over
• reviewing
• kicking around
• analyzing
• reflecting (on or upon)
• beating one's brains out (about)
• cudgeling one's brains (about)
• musing (upon)
• deliberating
• ruminating
• revolving
• perpending
• cogitating
• meditating
• dwelling (on or upon)
• speculating (about)
• drinking (in)
• fixating (on or upon)
• brooding (about or over)
• fretting (about or over)
• turning
• obsessing (about or over)
• reasoning
• digesting
• reminiscing
• concluding
• believing
• second-guessing
• opining
• absorbing
• conceiving
• assimilating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• overlooking
• disregarding
• rejecting
• dismissing
• slighting
• pooh-poohing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of looking (at)

Phrase

This pivotal 2026 paper looking at US readers found that people picking up a book – digital or otherwise – has continued to decline each year over the last two decades. — New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026

The dog was sitting on the far side, at the edge of the woods, looking at him reproachfully. — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

Alphonso Tubbs, 56, chatted with Quinonez while looking at the work. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Japanese scientists may have found a surprisingly simple way to predict how some unusual materials behave by looking at the size of their crystal structure. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

The image shows Pattinson wearing an Adidas track jacket and camo pants, standing alone in a kitchen and looking at the camera a bit awkwardly, with his hands at his sides. — Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2026

Being over-prepared can mean looking at too many lists and posts and giving what other people say too much weight. — Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

But please don’t expect everyone else to hang their heads in shame when looking at the heritage of this nation. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026

The Guardians, in a playoff race, began looking at him as a reliever. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026