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gazed
[geyz] 
| Main Entry: |
gaze
[geyz]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stare at |
| Synonyms: | admire, beam*, bore*, contemplate, eye, eyeball, gape, gawk, get a load of, get an eyeful, glare, gloat, inspect, lamp, look, look fixedly, moon*, observe, ogle, peek, peep, peer, pin, pipe, regard, rubber, rubberneck, scrutinize, see, size up, survey, take in*, view, watch, wonder |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gawk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stare at in amazement |
| Synonyms: | bore*, eyeball, gape, gaze, glare, gloat, goggle, look, ogle, peer, rubberneck, yawp |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | glance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look at briefly |
| Synonyms: | browse, check out, dip into, flash*, flip through, gaze, get a load of, glimpse, leaf through, peek, peep, peer, riffle through, run over, run through, scan, see, skim through, take a gander, take in, thumb through, view |
| Notes: | a glance captures more than a glimpse; the verb glance takes no object while glimpse does |
| Antonyms: | stare |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | glare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give a dirty look |
| Synonyms: | bore, do a slow burn, fix, frown, gape, gawk, gaze, glower, look daggers, lower, menace, peer, pierce, scowl, stare, stare angrily, stare icily, wither |
| Antonyms: | grin, smile |
| Main Entry: | look |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | examine visually |
| Synonyms: | admire, attend, behold, beware, consider, contemplate, eye, feast one's eyes, flash, focus, gape, gawk, gaze, get a load of, glance, glower, goggle, heed, inspect, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, ogle, peep, peer, pore over, read, regard, rubberneck, scan, scout, scrutinize, see, spot, spy, stare, study, survey, take a gander, take in the sights, tend, view, watch |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore, miss, overlook |
| Main Entry: | marvel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be amazed |
| Synonyms: | be awed, be surprised, feel surprise, gape, gaze, goggle, stand in awe, stare, wonder |
| Antonyms: | expect |
| Main Entry: | ogle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stare |
| Synonyms: | eagle eye, eye, eyeball, fix, focus, gape at, gawk, gaze, glare, goggle, lay eyes on, leer, look, look fixedly, make eyes at, peer, rivet, rubberneck, watch |
| Main Entry: | peer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scan, scrutinize |
| Synonyms: | bore, eagle eye, eye*, eyeball, focus, gape, gawk, gaze, get a load of, glare, glim, gloat, inspect, look, peep, pin, pry, rubberneck, snoop, spy, squint, stare |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interfere in someone else's business |
| Synonyms: | be a busybody, be all ears, be curious, be inquisitive, be nosy, bug*, ferret out, gape, gaze, hunt, inquire, intrude, investigate, listen in, meddle, nose, peek, peep, peer, poke, poke nose into, ransack, reconnoiter, rubberneck, search, snoop, spy, stare, tap, tune in on, wiretap |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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