LOOKS Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of look

as in seems

to give the impression of being it looks like it might rain

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as in expresses

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) the music teacher looked her displeasure with a fierce frown

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as in plans

to have in mind as a purpose or goal they were looking to make a fast buck

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looks

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noun

plural of look

as in beauty

the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses a supermodel's career tends to be entirely based on her exceptional good looks

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Recent Examples of looks

Verb

Centene’s payment to Hope Florida looks more like the latter to us. — Darryll K. Jones, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026 But returning home after some time with Ye-ji and Sang-woo, their place suddenly looks shabby and cheap. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026 This looks quite snug – some compromises have to be made somewhere – and includes a vanity sink, a flushing toilet, and a walk-in shower. — New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026 Suddenly, the Manchester City midfield looks very well stocked. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 While Friday night’s score looks ugly, the Celtics (3-0) scored a touchdown on the opening kickoff and another on a 96-yard interception return at the end of the first half. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 What Hasty built instead compares each coach against the specific opposing talent his players faced, which means a good coach with a bad roster finally looks different from a bad coach with a good one. — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Instead of highly visible layers, the focus is on movement and face-framing so that the hair looks less obviously layered. — Lucy Binder, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2026 After that the science cupboard looks more threadbare, and NASA could use some major new mission starts. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026

Noun

The combination of red and purple, in particular, has already won over celebrities, whoa re adding a pop of color to their off-duty looks. — Elise Fabre, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2026 Joseph’s lavender looks are, as usual, the most divisive of the bunch. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 Each collection tells a story of womanhood, including Quick Change for Spring/Summer 2026, where the designer used magic tricks to create a series of transformable looks, responding to a busy woman’s need for multiple outfits in a day. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 The starters were subbed off at halftime, with some rotational players getting extended looks in the second half. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 As tough as this year’s schedule looks, Michigan’s 2027 schedule is significantly tougher. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The looks are completed with the Cashmere tote in chocolate suede and the black cherry Leno bag, sculptural gold accessories, and eyewear. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 Parton turned extravagant blonde wigs, elaborate makeup, high heels, and sparkles into one of the most recognizable looks in entertainment. — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 For the past two decades, Parton worked exclusively with designer Steve Summers for all of her looks. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for looks

Verb

The current streak seems likely to reach four as the Browns stubbornly give Deshaun Watson one more go in the final year of Watson’s albatross of a contract.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
San Ángel Zurumucapio, a hamlet of 6,000 with P’urhépecha indigenous roots, is the kind of place where everybody seems to be distant relatives, and where the social calendar revolves around the big rodeos held every few months.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of seems

Verb

Linney’s Guardian tries to draw out some resentment from her new candidate, but John expresses (or feigns) sympathy for Hal, who was betrayed by his father figure Sinestro, an experience John likens to his own complicated upbringing.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Psalm 23, Biblical poem in the book of Psalms in the Hebrew Bible that expresses trust and confidence in God and his care.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of expresses

Verb

And regardless of whether General Motors plans on selling these to a wider audience or just a select few—or even just one person like Porsche did for Roger Penske—the task of dumbing down one of the world’s most advanced race cars is no small feat.

— Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
The office plans to be on site Thursday to talk with residents.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of plans

Noun

This hermetic secrecy is how Allure beauty director Sarah Kinonen and I recently found ourselves in the bathroom of a suite in the Aman hotel on New York’s Fifth Avenue, brushing our teeth while members of the Dyson public relations team looked on.

— Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
As the affiliate industry grows, particularly for fashion brands and beauty brands which increasingly route a growing share of sales through such links, the answer is getting harder to parse.

— Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of beauty

Verb

And while the Lanterns are sort of wrong about the latter (more on that to follow), the jump to the former conclusion feels a tad out of the blue.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
So pegging the Saints’ second-year quarterback as one of the top three passers in the NFC feels pretty bold.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of feels

Verb

Vasarhelyi, seemingly a less hands-on presence in this project, voices a few more misgivings, at one stage pointedly asking her husband how many people who have previously been guests at their dinner table are now dead.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Actor Denis Leary voices the restaurant’s creator, Joe Baum, drawn from decades of archival recordings.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of voices

Verb

The campaign intends to hire a Jewish liaison and is in the midst of an interview process for the role, which includes talking with Jewish community leaders, a person familiar with the campaign told JTA.

— Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Sebastian Kim, head of the content business Unit at CJ ENM, said the series had opened a door the company intends to keep pushing through.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of intends

Noun

The rankings were based on student outcomes, learning environment and attractiveness.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
The list of 500 schools was compiled by the magazine and data research firm Statista, Schools were given a score based on their student outcomes, learning environment and their attractiveness to students.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026