LOOKED ON Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

looked on

verb

past tense of look on

as in stared

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In his Instagram Story, Barker, wearing a blue surgical hat, hospital gown and a blood pressure monitor, stared at the camera in a selfie in which daughter Alabama Barker was seen chatting on the phone in the background.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
One kitten stared transfixed through the glass while the other, unfazed, was more interested in darting around playfully.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of stared

Verb

Something may have looked manageable until real life entered the picture.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
Teenagers and young adults were arriving with sudden-onset, elaborate tic-like behaviors that looked little like the syndrome psychiatrist Kirsten Müller-Vahl had spent decades treating.

— Nebyou Belay, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of looked

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While his teammates and coaches gazed in awe at his numbers postgame, Lloyd put a little damper on them himself.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
His team up 17-14 with less than four minutes to play, the Las Vegas Raiders linebacker gazed into the Los Angeles Chargers’ backfield, and images of running back Omarion Hampton rebuffing his tackles played through his mind.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of gazed

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The monastery-hermitage that the Anantara Grand Hotel Convento di Amalfi lives in has peered over this endlessly entrancing Tyrrhenian view of sunsets and moonshine since the 13th century, which is priceless.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
As the train arrived in San Clemente, passengers peered through the train windows to take in the crashing waves, sandy shoreline and beachgoers relaxing underneath umbrellas.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of peered

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People in surrounding cars gawked, waved and, in one instance, rolled down their windows to shout something that went unheard, as Bonelli explained that the van had internal cameras that were always on but not always being watched.

— Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
On Thursday, the nuisance from the wings was the one being gawked at by a cast young enough to be his kids — a detail Wilson clocked from backstage.

— Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of gawked

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In 2022, Joshua Cain and his partner, André Reyes, stepped into the foyer of the home on Monrovia’s South Ivy Avenue and gaped in wonder.

— Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Upon first glance of the architectural marvel that is the magnificent indoor-outdoor lobby, my mouth gaped open; on every return visit since, it's done the same.

— Emily Adler, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026

Definition of gaped

Verb

This is, of course, not a fair fight, since even at its most successful Hollywood products are viewed in the millions while social-media giants measure results in the billions.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
NBCUniversal also reports that in terms of reach, or the number of people who viewed any portion of the episode, the Season 30 premiere hit more than 19 million viewers across platforms.

— Selome Hailu, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

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