Synonyms of sight

sight 1 of 2

noun

ˈsīt 

1

as in presence

a position within view

get out of my sight!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• presence
• proximity
• company
• immediacy
• nearness
• contiguity
• closeness

2

as in glance

an instance of looking especially briefly

he always fainted at the merest sight of blood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glance
• glimpse
• peek
• look
• view
• peep
• stare
• gaze
• eye
• glare
• gander
• regard
• cast
• gape
• leer
• ogle
• side-glance
• squint
• squinny
• coup d'oeil

3

as in mess

something unpleasant to look at

the frat house was a sight the morning after the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mess
• fright
• eyesore
• horror
• hideosity
• monstrosity
• stain
• spot
• smudge
• blot
• eye-catcher
• smear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• vision

4

as in eyesight

the ability to see

lost his sight in an accident when he was young

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eyesight
• eye
• vision
• myopia
• nearsightedness
• squint
• astigmatism
• farsightedness
• presbyopia
• double vision
• hyperopia
• diplopia
• strabismus
• hypermetropia
• aniseikonia

5

as in loads

a considerable amount

this place sure is a good sight better than that last motel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loads
• plenty
• dozen
• ton
• slew
• deal
• wealth
• pile
• chunk
• abundance
• bunch
• quantity
• lot
• stack
• hundred
• raft
• bundle
• yard
• mountain
• good deal
• all kinds (of)
• profusion
• myriad
• plenitude
• mess
• heap
• multiplicity
• bucket
• volume
• barrel
• quite a bit
• mass
• store
• pack
• gobs
• truckload
• carload
• bushel
• shipload
• boatload
• much
• fistful
• pot
• peck
• sheaf
• reams
• wad
• thousands
• plateful
• basketful
• spate
• lashings
• plentitude
• score
• potful
• scads
• plague
• passel
• flood
• sea
• surplus
• oodles
• embarrassment
• multitude
• excess
• rash
• epidemic
• overabundance
• crowd
• throng
• flock
• swarm
• plethora
• redundancy
• surfeit
• superfluity
• overflow
• superabundance
• bonanza
• host
• deluge
• army
• horde
• overkill
• herd
• million
• oversupply
• drove
• bevy
• crush
• overage
• legion
• overmuch
• mob
• press
• zillion
• cram
• gazillion
• trillion
• jillion
• kazillion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• taste
• spot
• touch
• suspicion
• glimmer
• shadow
• hint
• speck
• shade
• strain
• ray
• handful
• streak
• bit
• mouthful
• trace
• ounce
• pinch
• grain
• pittance
• sprinkling
• fragment
• particle
• dot
• molecule
• scruple
• lick
• peanuts
• scrap
• whit
• ace
• dram
• mite
• mote
• shred
• modicum
• atom
• nip
• dab
• tad
• sprinkle
• iota
• crumb
• jot
• section
• smattering
• shot
• scintilla
• little
• tittle
• drop
• dash
• portion
• piece
• granule
• absence
• driblet
• lack
• morsel
• smidgen
• fleck
• shortage
• poverty
• flyspeck
• scarcity
• paucity
• deficiency
• famine
• nubbin
• smatter
• deficit
• dearth
• want
• inadequacy
• insufficiency
• scarceness
• meagerness
• scantiness
• undersupply
• scantness
• skimpiness

sight

2 of 2

verb

as in to notice

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes

the crew felt a rush of excitement upon hearing that the lookout had sighted land

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notice
• eye
• spot
• see
• regard
• view
• behold
• perceive
• remark
• look (at)
• witness
• note
• watch
• discern
• observe
• catch
• descry
• espy
• distinguish
• spy
• set eyes on
• get a load of
• lay eyes on
• identify
• pick out
• glimpse
• mark
• attend (to)
• consider
• make out
• scan
• mind
• heed
• study
• inspect
• survey
• examine
• scrutinize
• glance (at)
• pick up
• peer (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• disregard
• pass over
• neglect
• miss
• overlook
• overpass

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sight

Noun

The city is grandiose enough that there are even ways for filmmakers to put their own spin on its more conventional sights and sounds. — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Visitors are advised to keep at least 50 meters (164 feet) away from the deer, never feed or touch them and if one approaches you to put food and packaging out of sight and move away slowly and calmly. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

At least one mine has been sighted there. — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

Upon sighting The Queen Who Never Was, Lohar reveals her true motivation. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026

Phrases Containing sight

• drop out of sight
• out of sight
• second sight