LOOKS Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

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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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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

In person, Magyar gives every indication of being magnanimous and down-to-earth, smiling easily, thanking everyone profusely, and treating his son with what looks like authentic affection, even when the cameras aren’t rolling. —

Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026 January 20 – February 18 Something clicks today, and suddenly the future looks much brighter. —

Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026 Our team plays the game pretty hard and always looks for extra bases. —

Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026 The introduction of the DB12 back in 2024 ushered in Aston Martin’s first infotainment system developed in-house, a thoroughly modern solution that looks sharp and is quick to respond to user inputs. —

Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 8 May 2026 Their first album in four years, Dancing on the Wall, reflects a group that's been famous long enough to know what a golden goose’s underbelly looks like. —

Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026 Thanks to her thick hair and naturally wavy texture, Rosalía’s collarbone-length chop looks particularly full-bodied and voluminous. —

Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 8 May 2026 From across the barbecue pit, see an Elvis impersonator, full pompadour over skinny jeans, plus a girlfriend who looks exactly like Priscilla. —

Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026 If something looks colorful or interesting, toddlers may pick it up and put it in their mouth. —

Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 May 2026

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Standing next to my thirteen-year-old brother, Andreas, who did inherit our mother’s good looks, only seemed to amplify my ugliness. —

Literary Hub, 7 May 2026 My cocktail, Jesus Can’t Hit a Curveball, was decidedly undramatic in the looks department, but its combination of gin, ginger, celery and serrano peppers was phenomenally vegetal and refreshing. —

Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026 Number one pick Azzi Fudd (the reigning people’s princess of women’s basketball) glided her way through the night in three different looks and officially joined the Dallas Wings, the team that her partner, Paige Bueckers, also happens to play for, in a delightful twist. —

Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026 Whole crises play out in looks thrown silently across a dinner table. —

Eva Wiseman, Vogue, 7 May 2026 From first looks and development deals, to producing global hits alongside premium networks and streamers, join the studio heads, development executives, and producers who are coming together to forge a new TV landscape. —

Katie Campione, Deadline, 6 May 2026 Looksmaxxing is a genre of people (mostly boys and men) who alter their looks dramatically for internet clout. —

David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026 Classic shades such as oxblood and rust provide an intensity that doesn’t overpower when used in head-to-toe looks, while statured reds add energy. —

Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026 There are clearly repeat guests—business travelers from the looks of their newspapers and tablets—who know the staff. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for looks

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Exactly how its effects will work through the economy is impossible to say, but serious disruption of one kind or another seems likely.

— Editorial, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
In a sane world, Congress would put a stop to it and reassert its own power to regulate import duties; unfortunately, this particular GOP Congress seems content enough to be a lapdog watching Trump usurp them and damage the economy and our international standing.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026