LOOKS ON Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

looks on

verb

present tense third-person singular of look on

as in looks

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This week as a special treat, HBO release the first five minutes of the premiere episode that looks fantastic and reveals a much younger Hal Jordan being interviewed in 1996 and John Stewart's abusive family backstory involving a gun and an apple!

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026
For Marni's summer collections, Consuelo brought her idiosyncratic sensibility to looks that mixed ethnic and vintage elements with intriguing cutting.

— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of looks

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Taped to the glass divider of Ryan McMahon’s locker, a drawing of Trent Grisham stares at the Yankees’ clubhouse.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Ron stops and stares ahead, dumbfounded, with a man’s shirt in his hand and blood running down his face.

— Barry Levitt, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of stares

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Yet Etna gazes sensitively upon the vulnerable American soldiers who command him.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
The Child has placed his foot on the basket of yarns and has grasped the yarnwinder and gazes attentively at the four spokes that are in the form of a cross.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of gazes

Verb

Though Ted peers into his old locker room, none of the players from the men’s team actually appear.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026
The rooftop champagne bar, whose terrace peers across the city and cathedral, still feels like something of a secret despite being within walking distance of Reims’s main attractions.

— Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026

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