Synonyms of looks

looks 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of look

1

as in seems

to give the impression of being

it looks like it might rain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seems
• feels
• sounds
• appears
• makes
• acts
• comes off (as)
• resembles
• suggests
• pretends
• comes across (as)
• implies
• recalls
• hints
• dissembles
• insinuates

2

as in expresses

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)

the music teacher looked her displeasure with a fierce frown

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expresses
• voices
• gives
• sounds
• states
• announces
• expounds
• airs
• says
• writes
• ventilates
• describes
• raises
• proclaims
• conveys
• puts forth
• vents
• declares
• publishes
• advertises
• disseminates
• gives air to
• offers
• circulates
• submits
• enunciates
• speaks out
• broadcasts
• communicates
• speaks up
• enounces
• sounds off
• writes up
• chimes in
• puts over
• puts across

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppresses
• stifles
• restricts
• restrains
• censors

3

as in plans

to have in mind as a purpose or goal

they were looking to make a fast buck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plans
• intends
• goes
• means
• contemplates
• hopes
• tries
• aims
• proposes
• wishes
• purposes
• designs
• calculates
• purports
• aspires
• allows
• figures on
• meditates
• considers
• attempts
• dreams
• strives
• debates
• struggles
• plots
• ponders
• performs
• schemes
• achieves
• accomplishes
• executes
• effects
• mulls (over)
• endeavors

looks

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beauty
• beautifulness
• attractiveness
• aesthetics
• prettiness
• loveliness
• appeal
• elegance
• comeliness
• sightliness
• handsomeness
• cuteness
• fairness
• gorgeousness
• attraction
• charm
• fascination
• sex appeal
• allure
• glamour
• beauteousness
• desirability
• delightfulness
• radiance
• sexiness
• resplendency
• sublimity
• resplendence
• pulchritude
• gloriousness
• shapeliness
• seductiveness
• radiancy
• lusciousness
• perfection
• desirableness
• exquisiteness
• glossiness
• sublimeness
• daintiness
• nubility
• slickness
• flawlessness
• showiness
• flashiness
• flamboyance
• splendiferousness
• splendidness
• foxiness
• splashiness
• superbness
• delicacy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ugliness
• plainness
• hideousness
• homeliness
• unattractiveness
• grotesqueness
• unsightliness
• unloveliness
• vileness
• repulsiveness
• flaw
• nastiness
• blemish
• foulness
• dreadfulness
• terribleness
• offensiveness
• repellency
• imperfection
• ghastliness
• loathsomeness
• disagreeableness
• horribleness
• unbecomingness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of looks

Verb

However, each side holds that the Yemeni civil war has now entered a new phase from which neither side looks eager to extricate itself. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 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

One that looks considerably more ambitious than most newfound moto brands. — New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026

Seeking out strange new life As always, the art on these new cards looks stunning. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026

The card’s thermal solution, meanwhile, looks nothing like the classic Founders Edition model. — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026

Today, the infrastructure at the center of economic growth looks different. — Jeff Danielson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

Those sporting looks from the Browne oeuvre and taking in the scene included Junia Lin, Isan Elba, Jack Cameron Kay, Ian Bradley, and Tom Sachs—new headphones included. — Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026

Noun

Not long ago, ordering a nonalcoholic beer at Oktoberfest could draw puzzled looks. — Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

This week, the best beauty looks played both sides of the color wheel. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 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

The next day, on April 27, the brand hosted a livestreamed Tech Talk master class for hair professionals to learn how hairstylists at Transformation Day created their looks. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

One of her most recent looks was the perfect example of the princess’s sartorial versatility. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

No less slippery are his matinée-idol looks, which can turn wolfish or ratty on a dime, as if his beauty were moldering away from within. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

Boundaries have been pushed, clothes have gotten smaller, and style rules have been rewritten, and, over the years, the VMAs have delivered no shortage of unforgettable looks. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026