Synonyms of sights

sights 1 of 2

noun

plural of sight

1

as in glimpses

an instance of looking especially briefly

he always fainted at the merest sight of blood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glimpses
• looks
• glances
• peeks
• views
• regards
• peeps
• stares
• eyes
• ganders
• gazes
• glares
• casts
• side-glances
• gapes
• ogles
• leers
• squints
• squinnies
• coups d'oeil

2

as in messes

something unpleasant to look at

the frat house was a sight the morning after the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• messes
• horrors
• frights
• eyesores
• monstrosities
• hideosities
• spots
• blots
• stains
• smears
• smudges
• eye-catchers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• visions

3

as in loads

a considerable amount

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loads
• tons
• dozens
• deals
• hundreds
• slews
• piles
• lots
• chunks
• quantities
• bunches
• wealths
• plenties
• masses
• stacks
• rafts
• mountains
• bundles
• abundances
• myriads
• all kinds (of)
• yards
• heaps
• barrels
• multiplicities
• volumes
• stores
• buckets
• gobs
• scads
• fistfuls
• pots
• quite a bit
• reams
• wads
• good deals
• boatloads
• shiploads
• oodles
• pecks
• bushels
• scores
• packs
• truckloads
• carloads
• platefuls
• profusions
• sheaves
• much
• potfuls
• plenitudes
• messes
• basketfuls
• lashings
• passels
• thousands
• plentitudes
• excesses
• multitudes
• floods
• spates
• rashes
• millions
• seas
• crowds
• hosts
• hordes
• plagues
• epidemics
• surpluses
• embarrassments
• throngs
• swarms
• flocks
• bonanzas
• armies
• superfluities
• legions
• redundancies
• zillions
• trillions
• herds
• mobs
• overages
• presses
• plethoras
• overmuch
• overabundances
• crushes
• surfeits
• superabundances
• droves
• overflows
• deluges
• overkills
• oversupplies
• gazillions
• bevies
• jillions
• kazillions
• crams

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spots
• tastes
• shadows
• shades
• strains
• suspicions
• bits
• fragments
• molecules
• hints
• rays
• particles
• specks
• touches
• drams
• traces
• ounces
• streaks
• grains
• atoms
• dots
• scruples
• handfuls
• mouthfuls
• glimmers
• peanuts
• mites
• licks
• aces
• granules
• nips
• sprinkles
• scraps
• flecks
• shots
• pinches
• crumbs
• sections
• motes
• pieces
• shreds
• dabs
• portions
• pittances
• drops
• little
• morsels
• sprinklings
• dashes
• driblets
• flyspecks
• whits
• smidgens
• shortages
• jots
• tittles
• modicums
• scintillas
• nubbins
• deficiencies
• smatterings
• wants
• lacks
• deficits
• absences
• smatters
• iotas
• inadequacies
• scarcities
• famines
• insufficiencies
• poverties
• undersupplies
• dearths
• paucities

sights

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sight

as in spots

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

• spots
• eyes
• notices
• sees
• views
• regards
• remarks
• notes
• witnesses
• looks (at)
• spies
• perceives
• watches
• beholds
• discerns
• observes
• catches
• distinguishes
• sets eyes on
• espies
• lays eyes on
• descries
• gets a load of
• picks out
• identifies
• marks
• glimpses
• considers
• attends (to)
• scans
• minds
• heeds
• makes out
• surveys
• studies
• inspects
• scrutinizes
• examines
• picks up
• peers (at)
• glances (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• passes over
• neglects
• disregards
• misses
• overlooks
• overpasses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sights

Noun

Educational travel website World Atlas listed the 11 best vacation destinations in Oklahoma, all of which offer comfortable lodging, quality dining and memorable sights. —Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 15 Jan. 2026

Now, record in hand, he's got himself an even chunkier set of motors and has set his sights North of 250 mph (402 km/h) for his next attempt. —Loz Blain january 15, New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2026

In a state where some Christian congregations are so large that churches use local law enforcement to help direct traffic, synagogues are scarcer sights. —Bracey Harris, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026

While the start of a new year usually marks an occasion to set sights on the future and prepare for the year ahead, this year, netizens were primed to do the exact opposite. —Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026

Other locations that the brand has set its sights on include Tampa, Punta Mita, and Barbados. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2026

This year is also about preparing to expand in other European countries, with Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Germany in Aroma-Zone’s sights. —Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026

The body of water is one of the most incredible sights within the park, with unbelievable views of the Alaska Range on clear days. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026

Now with an opening at third sans Bregman, the Red Sox may shift their sights again to the slugger. —Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026

Verb

Our dad got us a job holding the pole, the guy sights on through the thing, surveying. —Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025