LOOK ON Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

look on

verb

Definition of look on

as in to look

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of look on Feathers were among the night’s trends, and the look on Biel was equal parts fun, sleek and glamorous. — Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026 The photograph shows two men carrying a body as two others look on. — Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 During a seemingly regular day at camp, Jason swims too far and drowns as the other campers and staff look on helplessly. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 Virtual try-ons are powered by AI software that lets shoppers see how clothing, glasses or jewelry will look on them before buying, and the market is projected to more than quintuple by the end of the decade. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026 Taylor Swift presents her with a cake during the goodnights, as people awkwardly look on. — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2026 Nicks may have revived the look on the carpet, but bohemian hair and makeup are supposedly taking a backseat in bridal beauty, with stylists predicting a new wave of wedding looks to rise on the scene this season. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 When John reveals the Halogram to Kerry (after fair warning), the look on her face is a mix of shock and agony. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026 As his colleagues look on, Brunson, in his desk chair, drills the shot across the room. — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for look on

Verb

The pain is as big as the whole island and everything on it, looking behind every door, looking under every tree.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
The fear of looking replaceable also appears in a 2024 Microsoft and LinkedIn survey.

— Christoph Trattner, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of look

Verb

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
One man, summing up the shock, anger and frustration for everyone, stared straight ahead and at one in particular, gathering up whatever air was left in his lungs and yelled one more f-bomb for good measure.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of stare

Verb

Those who fall short have to be satisfied with simply gazing at the destination from the parking lot.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
But to gaze upon those towering trees from a slow train with a stiff drink in your hand — that’s something else entirely.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of gaze

Verb

Depending on the time of year, your location and the weather, your hopes to see the night sky in real life might not be as easy as heading into the backyard and peering up.

— Chris McMullen, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Roman, named after NASA’s first female executive, is able to look at a patch of sky 100 times larger than the James Webb Space Telescope can, and peer more than 10 billion light years away, collecting images of the early epochs of the universe.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of peer

Verb

The possibilities suggested by the compelling title are only hinted at when Jason glares at a group of street urchins.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Seattle's offensive woes also were glaring on third down, with Seattle converting just three times in 14 tries against Denver.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of glare

Verb

After submerging himself, Jay gets entangled in the tentacles of a giant squid, and that’s when the whale, who feeds on squid, pulls both Jay and the squid into his oversize gaping mouth.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
But the death toll over the last week has exposed gaping holes in Saudi defenses.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026