Synonyms of staring

staring

verb

present participle of stare

as in gazing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gazing
• gawking
• peering
• glaring
• gaping
• goggling
• gawping
• watching
• blinking
• rubbernecking
• glowering
• gloating
• eyeing
• fixating
• ogling
• leering
• perusing
• studying
• considering
• observing
• regarding
• staring down
• poring (over)
• outfacing
• outstaring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glancing
• peeking
• peeping
• scanning
• dipping (into)
• glimpsing
• browsing
• winking (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of staring

Before a first-down play from the Cleveland 20-yard line, Rodgers could be seen staring at the Pittsburgh sideline with his arms spread out, apparently waiting to receive the play from McCarthy. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

More of the same people staring at the same problem in the same room. — Duncan Wardle, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Imagine staring up at the stars through a skylight, a mug of chamomile in hand and a fire crackling in the wood stove. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026

His life trajectory changed when one client, a woman in her 50s, tired of staring at the stark white demarcation line every three weeks, begged him to take her gray. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2026

In the first, Cameron and David are staring at each other in front of a net of twinkling lights. — Michael Nied, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026

But the field of radiology isn’t just staring at its shoes, waiting to see how technology upends the profession. — Katie Palmer, STAT, 24 Sep. 2026

Before Royal’s win was announced, her competitors were eliminated one at a time, staring with dancers Come Here, dog acts Olivia Befus and Acro Canine Crew, singer Lai Noelle, and robot dance act Unitree were cut from the 10 remaining performers. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

But groups like the Hollywood labor guilds are celebrating the settlement news, as the staring contest between Ellison and the AGs caused paralysis in development and spending seemingly across the board at both companies. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026