Synonyms of squint

squint 1 of 2

verb

as in to stare

to take a look with the eyes narrowed (as because of difficulty seeing)

He squinted in her direction, but couldn't make her out with the sun behind her.

Related Words

• stare
• peer
• glance
• blink
• gaze
• peep
• gawk
• pry
• keek
• peek
• glimpse
• rubberneck
• ogle
• goggle
• view
• leer
• study
• examine
• scan
• glint
• browse
• peruse
• rake
• look over
• skim
• survey
• dip
• overlook
• question
• oversee

squint

2 of 2

noun

1

as in strabismus

British difficulty in seeing resulting from improper alignment of the eyes

The child was born with a squint that was eventually corrected through surgery.

Related Words

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

2

as in stare

chiefly British an especially brief instance of looking

Take a squint at this!

Related Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of squint

Verb

The Internet armchair critics crying foul and other automakers squinting real hard can all stop wondering, questioning, and doubting whether the Ford Mustang GTD Competition achieved the unthinkable on street-legal tires. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026

Radio talk-show callers may disagree, but fans who squint might have seen a couple of rays of hope over the last three-and-a-half months. — Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Noun

Shake the ball, close your eyes, squint as the letters become clear—yes? — Hazlitt, 7 Jan. 2026

And his method is when in doubt, squint. — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026