LOOKERS-ON Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

lookers-on

noun

plural of looker-on

as in spectators

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Noun

The case has become a national cultural fixation and a social media spectacle, gripping and dividing spectators well beyond the Massachusetts courtroom where the 36-year-old mother is charged with killing her three young children.

— Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
That includes having security personal who can deal with problem spectators, as needed, until police arrive.

— Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of spectators

Noun

For evening observers, this apparition has been more frustrating than triumphant, with Venus lingering low in the glow of twilight instead of climbing into a commanding position.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Mundubile has alleged irregularities and election observers have also reported inflated vote tallies and improper administration.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of observers

Noun

Then, a horde of onlookers zombie-stagger after Shakur and Knight, out of the casino, toward Las Vegas Boulevard.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
But Dollywood still takes part in Smoky Mountain Winterfest, a festival of lights that runs through the holidays and draws onlookers during the coldest months, Marr said.

— Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of onlookers

Noun

When the boy and his grandmother got into difficulty in the water, his siblings, ages 4 and 6, yelled to attract the attention of bystanders.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
The Kia caught fire after the collision, though bystanders were able to extinguish it.

— Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of bystanders

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