LOOKS UP Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

looks up

verb

present tense third-person singular of look up

as in pursues

to go in search of be sure to look me up if you're ever in town

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as in brightens

to become glad or hopeful by the next morning, the skies had begun to clear and we were looking up

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Recent Examples of looks up At Cornell’s Student & Campus Life Center, a junior working the front desk looks up from her laptop, covered in colorful Bible-verse stickers, to nervously answer a few questions. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026 As Antonio Silva looks up, Evanilson is between the two centre-backs. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 In a photo from the proposal that the San Francisco 49ers linebacker shared on Instagram, the former Bachelor contestant is seen holding a red rose as Warner looks up at her from one knee. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026 By contrast, a research assistant who simply looks up stock market data from Brazil, for example, could easily be replaced by AI. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 The stunner builds upon the boat builder’s existing Ultima 55 but adds a dose of Brabus’s propensity for dialing performance and looks up to 11. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 July 2026 These days, only the club’s awkward, unathletic Chinese-Australian underling PJ (Aaron Chen) looks up to him. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 July 2026 Alfred looks up from his digestif to see the very much not dead Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) sitting across the table from Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway). — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 July 2026 Suddenly, sensing my presence, François looks up. — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026

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The recruitment gains come as the Coast Guard pursues a modernization initiative known as Force Design.

— Michael Sinkewicz , Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Companies that previously touted the regulator’s strength have bristled as the agency now pursues policies specific to prediction markets.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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For now, the vouchers remain available while Ohio seeks Supreme Court review.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
In addition to responding to real-time emergencies, the Street Overdose Response Team seeks to establish relationships with people on the street using drugs.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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looks (toward)

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