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

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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

This hotel feels upscale while keeping within a reasonable budget—ideal for 30- or 40-something couples looking for chic accommodations and access to the sights, without sacrificing peace and quiet at the end of the night. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Jon Stewart set his sights on AI on the latest episode of The Daily Show, unpacking the threats posed by the technology and Donald Trump‘s mediocre reaction. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

The artist Rosemary Mayer was drawn to the idea of setting one’s sights on this rich existence of the ordinary material world. — Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026

As time goes by and such sights become more common, will there be any pushback? — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

But the team has its sights set on scenarios far more complex than board or card games. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

The label sells through its website and a Paris showroom by appointment, with wholesale doors next in its sights. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

As progress continues by the day, Piney Point’s temporary caretaker is setting his sights on the finish line. — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

But do not skip the easy wins—with your sights on the mountaintop, don’t miss opportunities to use the staircase. — James Davis, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

How did Imagineering decide which sights to include and which ones to leave out? — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 1 June 2026

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