Gaping

/ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/

Synonyms for "gaping" (139 found)

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Closest matches (28)

abysmal abyssal agape aghast agog ajarall agogamazed anticipant anticipating anticipative anticipatory astonished astoundedat gazeawaiting awed awestruck beguiled bewildered

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bewitched bottomless breathless captivated cavernous certain chinky

Adjective(1 words)

agape

Strong matches (42)

cleft cloven confident confounded cracked cutdeep as helldehiscence dehiscent dumbfounded dumbstruck eager enchanted enraptured enravished enthralled entranced expectant expecting fascinated

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fathomless fissured fissury flabbergasted forearmed forestalling forewarned gape gappy gauping gazing hopeful hypnotizedin anticipationin awein awe of

Adjective(4 words)

egregious gawk gaze glaring

Verb(1 words)

flared

Noun(1 words)

goggling

Related words (69)

in expectationlooking forlooking forward tolost in wondermarveling mesmerizednot surprisedon the lookout foropen eyedopen-eyed openmouthed optimistic oscitancy oscitant oscitation overwhelmed pandiculation plumbless plunging popeyed

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prepared puzzledrapt in wonderready rent rift rimose rimulose ringent sanguine slack-jawed slit soundless spellbound split staggered staring stupefied sure surprisedthe gapesthunderstruckunder a charmunfathomable unfathomed unsounded unsurprised waitingwaiting forwatching forwide eyedwide-eyedwithout bottomwonder-struck wondering yawn yawning

Adjective(12 words)

ogle open open-mouthed openwide pronounced spread stare uncovered unfold unfurl wide-mouthed wide-open

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

4 entries

lookmouth stateobviousness open

More specific

17 entries

egregious errorgaping chasmgaping holegaping woundgawk gawpglaring flawogleopen mouthopen upsignificant discrepancyspread stare unfold unfurlwide mouth

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Collocations

7 entries

gaping chasmgaping fissuregaping holegaping mawgaping mouthgaping woundopen-mouthed expression

Inflections

4 entries

gaped gapesmore gapingmost gaping

Derivations

5 entries

gape gaper gapingly open-mouthed wide-mouthed

similar

2 entries

open opened

Translations

1 translations across 1 languages.

Czech

1 entries

s pusou dokořán adj (having the jaw wide open)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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She was gaping at their quarrel.

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Mary stood gaping and speechless.

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Sami was found with a gaping gunshot wound to the back of his head.

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Sami turned Layla's body over and found a huge gaping wound in her chest.

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