gazed

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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Gazed at with a cold eye, it looks overtly cynical.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2019

He Gazed, She Gazed, and They Danced The idea of the male gaze has played a prominent role in much of Maria Hassabi’s recent work, which deals with sculptural, often extreme poses.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2010

One lashed her tail; her eyes lit by the moon Gazed upon all things known, all things unknown, In triumph of intellect With motionless head erect.

From The Wild Swans at Coole by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)

Now paused the beauteous Teacher, and awhile Gazed on her train with sympathetic smile.

From The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes by Darwin, Erasmus

“It Gazed Wickedly at Us” Our hides were now so far softened in the sea that we could stretch them over the roof.

From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Nansen, Fridtjof