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

Their offense looks crisp, and the defense seems to be reliable. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 The further ahead the planner looks, the larger that sphere becomes. — New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026 The property, which takes up residence in an 18th-century palazzo, looks fresh-faced and gorgeous after a multi-year and multi-phase renovation executed through the peak of the pandemic. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026 Clark plays the daughter of Ursula (Jessica Chastain) and Russ (Jay Duplass), a young girl terrorized by a sinister figure who looks just like her mother, known as the titular Other Mommy. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 Sachdeva said the data looks less like a one-time wardrobe replacement and much more like a period of ongoing size transition. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 The upside looks promising with targets of $63 well within reach and a break above that taking shares back to the low 70's. — Jay Woods, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 For many of their classmates on campus and elsewhere around the country, the present looks bleak and the future uncertain at best. — Jacqueline Ganun, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 The future looks bleak for many students Anxieties about the job market, homeownership and adulthood are widespread across the campus, even among those who are not deeply involved in politics. — Jacqueline Ganun, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

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But today’s trend-conscious younger Americans are thinking beyond looks. — Steven John, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 Carla also keeps exchanging these looks with Johnny, which is worrying me. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 Here, take a look back at Anthony Vaccarello’s 10-year tenure at Saint Laurent and revisit some of his best looks. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 At Roberto Cavalli, makeup artist Yadim had the same inclination for highly pigmented metallic shades, a choice that punctuated key looks also at Jil Sander. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Inspired by rock and roll, Marshall speakers are designed to mimic old-school guitar amplifiers, and the Middleton delivers the looks and sound to go with it. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026 Not long ago, ordering a nonalcoholic beer at Oktoberfest could draw puzzled looks. — Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 But in the decades following, nearly every style icon has put their stamp on corduroy looks. — Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for looks

Verb

Yet no official body seems to have been in charge of vetting them.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 10 Oct. 2026
The hotel just opened, so maybe that’s what accounts for it, but there’s a real atmosphere of excitement, and the staff seems to want to represent the greatest manifestation of the Four Seasons brand.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of seems

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The film certainly expresses an interest in the shifting dynamics of this unconventional unit, especially once Junna does fall pregnant and moves into the family home.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Edward Ferrars expresses his surprise that hunters should be considered a necessity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of expresses

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Whether Musk plans to build (or buy) another wireless network or pressure the incumbents to strike deals with SpaceX, the telecoms' oligopoly is looking shakier.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Paramount plans to upgrade the theater with state-of-the-art projection systems and in-seat food and drink service, Rick Caruso, whose company owns the Palisades Village shopping center where the Bay Theater is located, said in an interview.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of plans

Noun

The Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Gift Guide offers party outfits for women, holiday dressing for men, as well as beauty products, and gifts priced under $200, among other products.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
In the film, Thị Mầu is a gifted young beauty hemmed in by rigid custom and the demands of her family.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of beauty

Verb

When the boy’s body turns up by a river, the wives’ sisterhood is split between doing what feels right and following their husband’s wishes and Islamic tradition.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
The coupling of violence with law and order is ever present in the agent’s recollections, but tonally, the show feels light.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of feels

Verb

Larson headlined the Apple TV+’s Lessons in Chemistry, earning Emmy, SAG, Critics Choice, and Golden Globe nominations, and voices Rosalina in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of voices

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Cornell said Yates will report her findings and recommendations to a special committee of its Board of Trustees, which intends to share the results with the university community.

— Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
There is no indication the charity intends to share its classrooms’ recordings with anybody else, but fears about the potential misuse of surveillance technology are heightened in Gaza after three years of war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026