STARED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

stared

verb

past tense of stare

as in gazed

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise her friends stared in disbelief upon seeing her walking arm in arm with her ex-husband

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Recent Examples of stared Ursula stared up from the gloomy nave at the enormous mahogany machine booming from the balcony and, rising from it, those shining, impossible banks of pipes that reached into the arches above. —

Literary Hub, 3 June 2026 In response, Ellerbe’s attacker simply stared at her. —

Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 2 June 2026 Ella stared directly into the lens and smiled while propping her head up with one hand. —

Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026 Femi marched into the ring as Lesnar stared on in shock. —

Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Everyone stared in silence at the man’s rudeness. —

Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026 The two stared each other down with security guards in between them. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026 Malukas leaned into his girlfriend’s embrace, then sat on the pit wall and stared across the track. —

Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 24 May 2026 Finally, after my sister had been hacking away for three minutes or so, one man stood, stared, anger evident on his face, and stomped away. —

Tom Levenson, Time, 20 May 2026

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In a few photos, the pair gazed into each other's eyes with warm, affectionate expressions.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Stood frozen to the backdrop of unrestrained exultation, Cholowsky — the presumptive top pick in July’s MLB Draft — gazed over the boy’s shoulder with a thousand-yard stare.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 June 2026