RUBBERNECKED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

rubbernecked

verb

past tense of rubberneck

as in stared

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise thoughtless drivers pausing on the highway to rubberneck at the accident

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Yes, that same Mason from the premiere who Ge-Z stared Daisy into giving up a leather trench coat.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
One man, summing up the shock, anger and frustration for everyone, stared straight ahead and at one in particular, gathering up whatever air was left in his lungs and yelled one more f-bomb for good measure.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of stared

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People in surrounding cars gawked, waved and, in one instance, rolled down their windows to shout something that went unheard, as Bonelli explained that the van had internal cameras that were always on but not always being watched.

— Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
On Thursday, the nuisance from the wings was the one being gawked at by a cast young enough to be his kids — a detail Wilson clocked from backstage.

— Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of gawked

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Above, the abstract faces of a mural created by Swedish artist Emelie Törling gazed down upon the patrons.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
While his teammates and coaches gazed in awe at his numbers postgame, Lloyd put a little damper on them himself.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026

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