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gaze

[geyz] / geɪz /
NOUN
long, fixed stare
Synonyms
STRONG
glaring gun look looking ogling peek peep rubbernecking scrutiny seeing survey watching
WEAK
fish eye
Antonyms
STRONG
ignorance
VERB
stare at
Synonyms
STRONG
admire beam bore contemplate eye eyeball gape gawk glare gloat inspect lamp look moon observe ogle peek peep peer pin pipe regard rubber rubberneck scrutinize see survey view watch wonder
WEAK
get a load of get an eyeful look fixedly size up take in
Antonyms
STRONG
abhor despise disbelieve dislike disregard forget hate ignore look away miss neglect overlook scorn

Example Sentences

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This is the game: my gaze rises to his, and he finds somewhere else to look.

From Literature

Coach fixes his gaze on me, taps his clipboard against his thigh.

From Literature

He did not break his one good eye away from the bear’s black gaze.

From Literature

Three months after state vets seized and killed hundreds of his sheep to stamp out an ongoing pox pandemic, Kostas Theofilou fights back tears as he gazes at his empty stable.

From Barron's

Tour boats took curious sightseers to gaze at North Koreans cycling along the Yalu river separating the two countries or cleaning boats on the bank.

From Barron's

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.