stare

[stair] / stɛər /

VERB

gape, watch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beam gawk glare look peer

STRONG

bore eye eyeball fix focus gaze goggle ogle rivet rubberneck

WEAK

eagle eye give the eagle eye glim lay eyes on look fixedly take in

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore look away neglect

Example Sentences

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She stares at me, her lips puckered and her nose crinkled like she’s thinking hard about something.

From Literature

He fixes me again with his even stare.

From Literature

She stares ahead in a haze of exhaustion.

From Literature

Then he stood in front of the bookcase, staring at titles, hoping one would jump out at him.

From Literature

Her left eye stares out at us unflinchingly, even confrontationally, while her right eye sizes us up.

From The Wall Street Journal