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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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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 • Mar. 29, 2026

He sat directly across from me, fixed me with a professional gaze, and said, “I’ve got the results of your MRI. There’s a lesion on your hip.”

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

“The market’s gaze shifted from white-collar labor displacement and SaaS-mageddon to war,” says Nick Puncer, a managing director at investment firm Bahl & Gaynor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Not only has Gyllenhaal taken the reins from cinema’s patriarchal collective, but she’s implemented a distinctly feminine gaze, as complex and fascinating as the social implications tucked away between the lines of Shelley’s original text.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

But she was looking right through Clare, her gaze reaching for some place beyond, buoyed by some hopeful idea.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman