looking to

ADJECTIVE

impending

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approaching brewing imminent looming

STRONG

coming gathering hovering menacing near nearing overhanging portending threatening

WEAK

at hand in the cards in the offing in the wind ominous on the horizon proximate see it coming waiting to

Antonyms

STRONG

gone past

WEAK

distant later never remote

ADJECTIVE

vigilant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxious attentive aware cautious circumspect keen observant wary

WEAK

acute agog alert guarded looking for 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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"I'm not looking to have somebody go independent," he said.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Pep's trademark possession football that goes backwards and sideways is definitely being tinkered with, with City and other leading teams now looking to play forward earlier - something I definitely approve of!

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Investors will be looking to see whether the committee as a whole increasingly view rate cuts as unlikely due to rising inflationary pressures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Figma is looking to change the script when it comes to artificial intelligence and software stocks after the company surpassed first-quarter earnings expectations late Thursday and raised its full-year guidance.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

I’d had such high hopes for Hope Springs, and it was looking to be our shortest stay yet.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

looking to

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