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

The first half of the film is on the dull side, featuring lots of footage of Fielder and Holmes staring at each other, unblinking, in an attempt to convince each other of their sincerity. — ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

That’s no way to run a city, especially when a glaring safety problem is staring us in the face. — Frank Morano, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026

Daniel stands up to stretch and, noting the time, begins staring toward the setting sun. — Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Nakira’s mug shot showed a young Black woman with dark hair gathered at the nape of her neck, green eyes staring intently into the camera. — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

The Royals were out of the AL Central race by August and staring at another losing season. — Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Screens compound the problem because people blink less while staring at them. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

All the while, the two are engaged in a staring contest like two territorial bald eagles locked in a death spiral. — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Walking into a room to do some task or other, they’ll get stuck obsessively staring at the door hinges. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026