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stargaze

[stahr-geyz] / ˈstɑrˌgeɪz /
VERB
daydream
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fantasize hallucinate
STRONG
conceive dream envision fancy imagine moon muse woolgather
WEAK
build castles in air pipe-dream trip out
Antonyms
STRONG
dislike hate
VERB
dream
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conceive crave daydream fantasize invent think visualize
STRONG
brainstorm concoct create devise envisage fancy formulate hallucinate hanker hatch hunger idealize imagine long for picture pine sigh thirst
WEAK
be delirious be moonstruck be up in clouds build castles in air cook up have a flash have a nightmare have a notion have a vision make up search for pot of gold think up

Example Sentences

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The kibbutz had a local pub, but there was little else to do at night other than stargaze and listen to jackals howling in the desert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

Perhaps that’s why a recent ranking by the betting website Action Network has some local astronomers scratching their heads over a decision to name California the best state in the nation to stargaze.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025

Soak in the tub, stargaze, hike on nearby trails or curl up with a good book in front of a crackling fire.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2024

Extremely bright satellites could ruin the entire field of view, like trying to stargaze when someone periodically shines a flashlight into your eyes.

From Science Daily • Oct. 3, 2023

You can stargaze while we are eating lunch.

From Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation by Brehm, George

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