gazing

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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Elsewhere, “Navalny” filmmaker Daniel Roher also tries to look at the bright side in his latest, “The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist,” but only after gazing into the abyss.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

"So, AI should beware - for this week's predictions I've been gazing at where his hut used to be and thinking 'what would Albert do?'"

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

“I understand they have a job to do,” she said, gazing toward the tent city, which, from here, seemed to meld toward a vanishing point.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

He was gazing down at the protesters on Friday afternoon from one of the elevated skyways that link Minneapolis’ office towers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

I’m gazing at all the addresses Theo has written down.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse