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 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 Black Frankenstein, Superfly Snuka droned, without looking up from his clipboard. — Literary Hub, 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 Shortly after giving his team a temporary lead on Monday, the athlete put his hands over his face before looking up at the sky and pointing upward, as shown in a video shared by Fox Sports. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 Stannard remembers lying on the pavement and looking up at the blue sky, not yet feeling any pain, and realizing that he’d actually been hit. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

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Verb

Barbaro herself comes from a dance background, having trained in ballet before pursuing acting.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026
Despite the current strain on national budgets, governments and firms in the region are pursuing projects that can free up more oil and gas for export, while providing lower-cost electricity and supporting new data centers.

— Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 7 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

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But because the late senator had been seeking reelection and already secured the nomination in June, Republicans also needed a new candidate on the ballot.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Low labor costs, a large French-speaking workforce and relatively weak unions have made Morocco an attractive outsourcing destination for international companies, particularly French firms seeking to reduce costs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of seeking

Verb

Observers can also catch a glimpse of the sun's outer atmosphere, known as the corona, glowing around the silhouetted moon.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Nicole Kidman looked glowing, relaxed, and carefree while on a boating trip in Mykonos, Greece on August 5.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026