Synonyms of onlookers

onlookers

noun

plural of onlooker

as in spectators

someone who sees or watches something

several onlookers gave chase after the thief grabbed the woman's purse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spectators
• observers
• viewers
• witnesses
• bystanders
• watchers
• eyewitnesses
• spies
• voyeurs
• peepers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of onlookers

Dion appeared to be surrounded by security, with onlookers close to her yet respectful of her space. — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2026

Helpless onlookers watched as the three vanished into the churning rapids. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

The sleek, gold-colored coupé impressed with a futuristic design, but baffled onlookers with its cramped two-seat interior, lack of a charging port, and a dubious, far-too-good-to-be-true $30,000 price tag. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026

In 1935, Rubin Stacy, a Black farmworker, was lynched as a horde of white onlookers stood by. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2026

All the images were taken from a distance — on July 1, a Kansas law took effect, barring onlookers from coming within 25 feet of first responders, including ICE agents. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

For hours, officials, journalists and onlookers stood outside as the culmination of a yearslong campaign to prove wrongdoing in Fulton’s 2020 election reached a new crescendo. — Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 8 Sep. 2026

By sometime around 1985, Rita leads what looks to most onlookers, including the very worried daughters who’ve come to find her, like a terrible life — estranged from her friends and family, firmly under Ricki’s thumb in some remote rural commune. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Numerous onlookers have had enough, as Fox News Digital and other outlets have been reporting. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026