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

But the differences between this and their dreams were staring them in the face. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Bo grinned, staring at the pale-blue walls of the large classroom. — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

Every little knot looked like another face or another pair of eyes staring back at me. — Zoya Hasan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Outside, the cops, led by a dry sinister officer in a long black leather coat, order him to get on the ground, face down; Sophia comes out of the house and is placed in the back of a car, staring at all this through the glass. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2026

Mitch Jenderko — a 31-year-old from Shropshire, England — had long work hours and spent a lot of his time staring at his computer screen. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Some players knelt at the final whistle, head down, staring at the turf. — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Some players are watching the Argentines celebrate, most are staring at the turf. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Now, yes, staring at the ceiling long enough to draw you a diagram of the paint peeling. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026