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looking to

ADJECTIVE

impending

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approaching brewing imminent looming

STRONG

coming gathering hovering menacing near nearing overhanging portending threatening

WEAK

at hand in the cards in the offing in the wind ominous on the horizon proximate see it coming waiting to

Antonyms

STRONG

gone past

WEAK

distant later never remote

ADJECTIVE

vigilant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxious attentive aware cautious circumspect keen observant wary

WEAK

acute agog alert guarded looking for on alert on guard on the ball on the job on the lookout on the qui vive on toes open-eyed sharp sleepless unsleeping waiting on wakeful wide-awake with eyes peeled with weather eye open

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless heedless ignorant inattentive incautious indifferent indiscreet rash thoughtless unaware uncareful unobservant

WEAK

impulsive negligent

Example Sentences

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Fans who were looking to pay thousands of dollars to watch the game may not want to deal with the hassle of a long wait before and after the game.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Later, he wrote, “Both sides, Israel and Iran, are looking to do an immediate CEASEFIRE!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Shippers and trucking companies that are looking to operate autonomous truck fleets are governed by state regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But where other artists might have spiraled, White and his compatriots transcended, turning inward while also looking to the stars.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

He turns his head round the barn, casual-like, but I get the feeling he’s looking to see if we’re alone.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

looking to

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