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Synonyms for gaze

  • verb

Most common

stare look glower view

All synonyms

Verb

stare, look, glower, view, see, gape, muse, contemplate, gloat, behold

Antonyms

glimpse, glance

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To stare intently or earnestly.

    They gazed at the stars for hours.

Related words

Word family
gazee gazer

Forms

Past participle
gazed
e.g. gazed → stared, looked, glowered, viewed…

Choose the right word

Gaze or Look?

To gaze is to look intently, long, and steadily upon an object.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • stare If you try to stare down a bear, it will maim you.
  • muse "Novels? I hate novels." Oh muse, forgive her blasphemy.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gazerising
starerising
muserising
glowerrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
see1
4 letters
look1, view1, muse1, gape1
5 letters
stare1, gloat1
6 letters
behold2, glower2
11 letters
contemplate3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (behold2 = 2 syllables).