Definitions

look over

[look-oh-ver] / ˈlɒɒkˌoʊ vər /

VERB

appraise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apprize assess audit calculate check out evaluate examine gauge inspect peg

STRONG

adjudge assay check deem eye figure guesstimate price rate read review size survey valuate value

WEAK

figure in figure out have one's number set at take account of

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore neglect

VERB

brush up

Synonyms

WEAK

clean up cram go over polish up read up refresh one's memory refurbish relearn renovate reread retouch review revise study touch up

Antonyms

WEAK

forget

VERB

check

Synonyms

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analyze confirm correct find out go through investigate look at monitor probe review scrutinize study test try verify

STRONG

ascertain audit candle case compare count eyeball frisk note overlook prove quiz tell

WEAK

balance account enquire about keep account make sure scout out take stock

Antonyms

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disregard ignore neglect overlook

STRONG

estimate guess

WEAK

forget invalidate

VERB

evaluate

Synonyms

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appraise assess calculate check check out classify decide figure out gauge grade weigh

STRONG

assay class criticize estimate guesstimate peg rank rate read reckon size survey valuate value

WEAK

fiture price out set at size up take account of take measure

Antonyms

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neglect

VERB

examine

Synonyms

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audit check check out consider criticize delve into explore inspect investigate ponder pore over probe read research review scan screen scrutinize study survey try vet view

STRONG

appraise assay canvass case eye finger frisk gun inquire parse peruse prospect prove reconnoiter sift sweep weigh winnow

WEAK

chew over dig into go into go over go through pat down pick at scope scrutinate search into size up take stock of turn over

Antonyms

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approve forget ignore neglect praise

STRONG

overlook

VERB

front

Synonyms

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overlook

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border confront cover encounter face meet overlay

VERB

gauge

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appraise ascertain assess calculate calibrate determine evaluate guess quantify take account of weigh

STRONG

adjudge check compute count estimate eye figure guesstimate meter peg rate reckon scale size tally value

WEAK

check out figure in have one's number quantitate size up

Antonyms

STRONG

estimate guess subtract

VERB

inspect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

audit check out go through investigate observe oversee probe review scan scrutinize search supervise survey watch

STRONG

canvass case catechize clock eye inquire interrogate notice question scout study superintend vet view

WEAK

eagle-eye give the eagle eye give the once-over go over kick the tires scope

Antonyms

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ignore neglect overlook

STRONG

answer reply

WEAK

forget

VERB

investigate

Synonyms

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consider examine explore inspect interrogate probe question review scrutinize search study

STRONG

bug case delve dig eyeball frisk inquire muckrake poke prospect pry read reconnoiter research scout sift spy tap wiretap

WEAK

be all ears check out check over check up feel out give the once-over go into inquisite listen in look into make inquiry nose around put to the test run down stake out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer forget ignore neglect reply

STRONG

leave alone overlook

VERB

look into

Synonyms

WEAK

audit check out delve into dig examine explore follow up go into inquire inspect investigate make inquiry probe prospect scrutinize sift study

Antonyms

WEAK

disregard ignore

VERB

measure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjust assess average calibrate check compute determine estimate evaluate fit gauge limit mark peg quantify rank regulate survey weigh

STRONG

adapt align appraise beat blend bound caliper choose delimit demarcate even eye figure gradate grade graduate level line mete plumb portion rate read reckon rhyme rule scale shade size sound square stroke tailor time value

WEAK

check out dope out mark out pace off size up take account

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disorder disorganize guess ignore neglect

STRONG

divide separate

WEAK

estimate

VERB

overlook

Synonyms

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dominate look out on

STRONG

command inspect mount oversee overtop surmount survey top view

WEAK

afford a view command a view front on give on give upon have a prospect of look down look out soar above tower over watch over

Antonyms

STRONG

drop fall follow ignore neglect

WEAK

attend deny heed honor look at notice prevent refuse regard respect serve veto

VERB

pore

Synonyms

STRONG

brood contemplate examine muse peruse ponder read regard scan scrutinize study

WEAK

dwell on

Antonyms

STRONG

disregard forget ignore look away neglect

WEAK

flip through scan

VERB

quantify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appraise assess calibrate compute evaluate gauge specify

STRONG

check count determine estimate figure rank rate size value weigh

Antonyms

STRONGEST

guess

STRONG

estimate ignore

VERB

revise

Synonyms

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alter amend compare cut develop improve modify overhaul reconsider reexamine reorganize revamp review rework rewrite scrutinize tighten update upgrade

STRONG

blue pencil change debug emend launder perfect polish recast redo redraft rehash scan scrub study

WEAK

clean up go over recalibrate redraw restyle run through

Antonyms

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decrease harm ignore injure worsen

STRONG

ruin

VERB

scrutinize

Synonyms

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analyze check check out comb consider dissect explore inspect investigate peruse pore over probe scan sift watch weigh

STRONG

candle canvass case contemplate dig eyeball overlook peg penetrate pierce search smoke stare study survey view

WEAK

burn up check over eagle-eye get a load of go over with a fine-tooth comb inquire into perlustrate put under a microscope scope scrutinate take the measure of

Antonyms

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forget ignore neglect

STRONG

misunderstand

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

check comb examine explore go through hunt hunt for inspect investigate look probe ransack scan scour scout scrutinize seek sift

STRONG

beat ferret forage frisk grope grub inquire prospect pry quest rake root rummage study

WEAK

beat about cast about chase after go in quest of go over with a fine-tooth comb gun for leave no stone unturned look for look high and low poke into rifle through run down shake down smell around track down turn inside out turn upside down

Antonyms

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ignore neglect overlook

STRONG

cover

WEAK

find

VERB

survey

Synonyms

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assess canvass check check out estimate evaluate examine inspect observe overlook oversee review scan supervise

STRONG

appraise assay case contemplate measure plan plot prospect rate read reconnoiter research scope size study summarize superintend valuate value view

WEAK

check over check up give the once-over look upon set at size up stake out test the waters

Antonyms

STRONGEST

follow forget ignore neglect serve

VERB

tower

Synonyms

STRONG

ascend dominate exceed loom mount overlook overtop rear soar surmount surpass top transcend

WEAK

be above extend above look down

Antonyms

STRONG

decline descend drop fail fall fall behind follow lose lower surrender yield

NOUN

inspection

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analysis checkup inquiry investigation probe research review scrutiny search supervision surveillance survey

STRONG

frisk inquest inquisition inventory look-over maneuvers once-over pageant parade read scan superintendence view

WEAK

perlustration

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance

WEAK

neglect

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look over

"If you look over the last 20, 30 years, there has been a prevalence, especially in summer, of those sort of anticyclonic conditions that are making heatwaves more likely," Buontempo told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Speaking to reporters on the same day in Palm Beach, Florida, he said he had yet to look over the plan in detail.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

Offer to look over and send out her résumé.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026

His manager Joyce Moore saw the musician’s death as a form of mercy, observing that in death he would never “have to look over his shoulder again.”

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026

“I’ll start looking over here. Jason, why don’t you look over there?”

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon

look over

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