GAZE Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

gaze 1 of 2

verb

ˈgāz

Definition of gaze

as in to stare

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise just sat there and gazed at the panorama before us until it got too dark to see

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gaze

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noun

as in stare

a fixed intent look suddenly aware of her admiring gaze, he became self-conscious and uncomfortable

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Recent Examples of gaze

Verb

Yan gazes intently at how the colors reflect against Pascoal’s skin, eyes and hair. — Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 On Air Force One, somewhere above Alaska, White House communications director Steven Cheung gazed out at the Northern Lights. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 20 Aug. 2026

Noun

There can be sumptuous frocks and silk wall hangings, but the gaze that gets drawn to them should not be your own. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026 Now, the update will leverage the interior camera in the Models 3 and Y to track the driver’s gaze instead. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gaze

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Others are stretched across agonizing stretches of silence while Barrett lets an audience stare into the darkness and imagine every horrible possibility before finally springing the trap.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Which is why her character flicks through YouTube plastic surgery videos and stares at older women on the bus, comparing her wrinkles and checking her neck for any signs of sagging.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of stare

Noun

Its exterior is rich with symbolism, from stone carvings representing the all-seeing eye of God to a golden statue, atop the highest spire, of an angel blowing a trumpet to herald the Second Coming.

— Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Unlike the heavy smoky eyes and cut creases of the 2010s, this trend is throwing it back to the 1990s when smoky eyes were more minimalist.

— Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of eye

Verb

People in surrounding cars gawked, waved and, in one instance, rolled down their windows to shout something that went unheard, as Bonelli explained that the van had internal cameras that were always on but not always being watched.

— Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
On most days the Jewel House in the Tower of London is packed with tourists gawking at the fabled British Crown Jewels.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of gawk

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