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
• deals
• piles
• slews
• chunks
• lots
• dozens
• hundreds
• quantities
• bunches
• wealths
• dozen
• masses
• stacks
• plenties
• rafts
• bundles
• mountains
• abundances
• myriads
• all kinds (of)
• yards
• heaps
• barrels
• multiplicities
• volumes
• stores
• buckets
• hundred
• gobs
• scads
• fistfuls
• pots
• quite a bit
• wads
• reams
• good deals
• boatloads
• shiploads
• oodles
• pecks
• bushels
• packs
• truckloads
• carloads
• platefuls
• profusions
• sheaves
• much
• potfuls
• plenitudes
• messes
• basketsful
• basketfuls
• lashins
• lashings
• passels
• excesses
• plentitudes
• floods
• multitudes
• thousands
• scores
• spates
• rashes
• millions
• seas
• crowds
• hosts
• hordes
• plagues
• epidemics
• surpluses
• embarrassments
• throngs
• swarms
• flocks
• million
• 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
• hints
• molecules
• rays
• specks
• particles
• touches
• drams
• traces
• streaks
• ounces
• grains
• dots
• atoms
• handfuls
• scruples
• mouthfuls
• glimmers
• peanuts
• mites
• licks
• aces
• nips
• granules
• sprinkles
• scraps
• little
• sprinklings
• flecks
• shots
• pinches
• crumbs
• motes
• driblets
• shreds
• sections
• pieces
• dabs
• portions
• pittances
• nubbins
• drops
• morsels
• dashes
• smidgeons
• handsful
• flyspecks
• smidgins
• whits
• smidgens
• shortages
• jots
• tittles
• modicums
• scintillas
• smidges
• smatterings
• deficiencies
• wants
• lacks
• deficits
• absences
• smatters
• iotas
• inadequacies
• scarcities
• famines
• insufficiencies
• poverties
• undersupplies
• dearths
• paucities

sights

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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

Here are details and maps showing when fall foliage will begin to appear, and how to enjoy the sights this season. —Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025

The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States. —Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025

This time Todd, who has been heralded as the heir apparent to Ralph Lauren, set his sights on Havana and the rakish style of 1980’s Miami. —Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025

Now, Perez sets his sights on the Royals’ all-time home run list. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025

While Ziomek beelines to the dining room of the estate for vintage linens and statement pieces for entertaining, other shoppers like Jessica Lev, owner of Jessica Lev Antiques in Houston, Texas, have their sights set on accessories like china sets and leather books. —Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025

During six years cooking soul food in an Emeryville, California, food hall, the chef’s sights were set on returning to the historic San Francisco neighborhood three generations of her family have called home. —The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025

Long before Elon Musk set his sights on Tesla selling vast numbers of electric vehicles to the masses, then-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn wanted Nissan to shift half a million Leafs a year in the early 2010s. —Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025

The House of Juju also has stellar sights, with eats like a delectable red snapper sandwich on offer. —Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025