Synonyms of looks up

looks up

verb

present tense third-person singular of look up

1

as in pursues

to go in search of

be sure to look me up if you're ever in town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursues
• seeks
• shops (for)
• searches (for or out)
• chases (down)
• looks for
• casts about (for)
• forages (for)
• casts around (for)
• hunts
• quests
• ferrets (out)
• roots (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses
• ignores
• hides
• neglects

2

as in brightens

to become glad or hopeful

by the next morning, the skies had begun to clear and we were looking up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brightens
• cheers (up)
• lightens
• perks (up)
• glows
• bucks up
• revives
• encourages
• rejoices
• beams
• sparkles
• radiates
• livens (up)
• gladdens
• heartens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• darkens
• saddens
• despairs
• desponds
• broods
• frets
• mopes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of looks up

Someone returning home after a long day looks up at the sky before opening their door, as if making a wish. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

At Cornell’s Student & Campus Life Center, a junior working the front desk looks up from her laptop, covered in colorful Bible-verse stickers, to nervously answer a few questions. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

As Antonio Silva looks up, Evanilson is between the two centre-backs. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

In a photo from the proposal that the San Francisco 49ers linebacker shared on Instagram, the former Bachelor contestant is seen holding a red rose as Warner looks up at her from one knee. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026

By contrast, a research assistant who simply looks up stock market data from Brazil, for example, could easily be replaced by AI. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

The stunner builds upon the boat builder’s existing Ultima 55 but adds a dose of Brabus’s propensity for dialing performance and looks up to 11. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 July 2026

These days, only the club’s awkward, unathletic Chinese-Australian underling PJ (Aaron Chen) looks up to him. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 July 2026

Alfred looks up from his digestif to see the very much not dead Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) sitting across the table from Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway). — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 July 2026