Synonyms of looking up

looking up

verb

present participle of look up

1

as in pursuing

to go in search of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursuing
• searching (for or out)
• seeking
• shopping (for)
• foraging (for)
• chasing (down)
• looking for
• casting about (for)
• casting around (for)
• ferreting (out)
• hunting
• rooting (out)
• questing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• hiding
• ignoring
• neglecting

2

as in brightening

to become glad or hopeful

by the next morning, the skies had begun to clear and we were looking up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brightening
• cheering (up)
• bucking up
• glowing
• perking (up)
• lightening
• reviving
• encouraging
• livening (up)
• rejoicing
• radiating
• sparkling
• beaming
• gladdening
• heartening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• darkening
• saddening
• brooding
• despairing
• moping
• fretting
• desponding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of looking up

But the current version of this technology goes well beyond an officer looking up a plate number. — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Loverro believes the announcement wasn’t much more than an acknowledgment of what people could already see for themselves by looking up. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026

Let the Academy members pet it, and the movie’s flagging Oscar fortunes may be looking up again. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

One trajectory that is only looking up is the Betr promo for new users. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

And now nearly three decades later, cyclists say things are looking up. — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Riot was seen looking up at the stage and waving back at his dad while Rihanna filmed the interaction. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

In the image, a man is climbing up a ladder while holding on to a pair of shoes that are dangling above him and hanging from a tree, while another man is looking up. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Here’s a look at the 10 schools looking up at the rest, according to our findings. — David Ubben, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026