stare

[stair] / stɛər /

VERB

gape, watch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beam gawk glare look peer

STRONG

bore eye eyeball fix focus gaze goggle ogle rivet rubberneck

WEAK

eagle eye give the eagle eye glim lay eyes on look fixedly take in

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore look away neglect

Example Sentences

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Airbus is staring at a monster December run of deliveries to meet its full-year goal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Asking exhausted organisers how the project was going normally elicited more tired laughs or horrified stares than answers.

From BBC

Alan: The answer to Celtic's current problems is staring them right in the face.

From BBC

“We both just stared at each other,” she recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal

I can understand Celtic wanting to look to the future, but maybe the obvious solution is staring them in the face.

From BBC