LOOKED Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

looked

verb

past tense of look

as in seemed

to give the impression of being it looks like it might rain

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as in voiced

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) the music teacher looked her displeasure with a fierce frown

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as in intended

to have in mind as a purpose or goal they were looking to make a fast buck

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Recent Examples of looked The event featured high-flying stunts, air-pumping cold thrusters, and a driverless demonstration that looked straight out of a sci-fi movie. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 Earlier versions looked unnaturally green, while the team also considered how the character’s skin would react to different lighting. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 Last fall, Florida won its first game, lost to Group of 5 USF, then never looked the same. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 So far, that hiring has looked excellent given Miami's draft class this season. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 In her debut Tuesday, Zacharia looked downward and often read directly from a script. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 New soft structured bags at Bottega Veneta, Loewe and Gucci looked great. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026 The buck, tongue lolling, looked exhausted from chasing and breeding his doe. — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026 Something may have looked manageable until real life entered the picture. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for looked

Verb

A week ago, a call between the US president and his Russian counterpart seemed to be about an urgent clarification over a possible outbreak of plague in Siberia.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
The trade-deadline blockbusters and late-night deals all seemed at the time like the Sixers were swinging for the fences.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of seemed

Verb

Sullivan touted his Bycatch Reduction Act, a bill intended to reduce excess fish caught by large commercial trawlers.

— Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
The donation is intended to benefit children age 10 and under who aren’t eligible for the federal government’s separate $1,000 contribution for children born between 2025 and 2028.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of intended

Verb

However, other analysts have expressed concerns about assuming that take-or-pay legal structures are iron-clad and about equating backlogs with revenue.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
This was placed in a room where three Juszkiewicz works hinged on flourishing gladioli and calla, next to Valentino’s gowns that expressed his couture skills with sequined and embroidered dresses embellished with floral references and leaf motifs.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of expressed

Verb

With night set to fall, many in the area were without power due to outages planned by Southern California Edison in hopes of preventing power lines downed by the winds from sparking fires.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
The band had planned to celebrate the release of its second album, Toxicity, with a free show in a Hollywood parking lot on September 3, 2001.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of planned

Verb

Hannity, a close confidant of the president, sounded unimpressed with her press briefing performance and her answers on Thursday night.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
For several years, people in custody, advocates and local media have sounded the alarm about the dangers posed by extreme temperatures in Pennsylvania’s state prisons.

— Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of sounded

Verb

Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026