looking for

ADJECTIVE

expectant

Synonyms

WEAK

alert anticipative anxious apprehensive awaiting breathless eager expecting hopeful hoping in suspense on edge on tenterhooks prepared raring ready vigilant waiting waiting on watchful with bated breath

ADJECTIVE

vigilant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxious attentive aware cautious circumspect keen observant wary

WEAK

acute agog alert guarded looking to on alert on guard on the ball on the job on the lookout on the qui vive on toes open-eyed sharp sleepless unsleeping waiting on wakeful wide-awake with eyes peeled with weather eye open

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless heedless ignorant inattentive incautious indifferent indiscreet rash thoughtless unaware uncareful unobservant

WEAK

impulsive negligent

Example Sentences

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“The streamers are newer. They don’t have established libraries of ’80s and ’90s movies to reboot, and yet they’re still looking for familiarity of titles,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Altmann said he’s looking for a total pullback by the S&P 500 of around 6% or 7% — which he sees as possibly halfway done already due to recent drops.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

"I still had nothing in my bank account. I felt like I was a professional footballer, but I still had to go looking for a job," he told Die Zeit.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Analysts polled by FactSet are looking for sales of $9.09 billion in the coming year, marking a 0.4% increase from last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

I followed where the sound seemed to be coming from, looking for an opening.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

looking for

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