Looking

//ˈlʊkɪŋ//

Synonyms for "looking" (18 found)

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Closest matches (4)

espial espionage expectant look

Strong matches (5)

Noun(3 words)

look looking at looking for

lookout note

Related words (9)

notice observance observation regard respect sounding spying watch

Adjective(1 words)

sounding

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

8 relation types

More general

5 entries

hunt hunting perception search sensing

Synonyms

2 entries

look sounding

Related terms

7 entries

caught looking here's looking at you looking glass not see for looking on the outside, looking in strike out looking what are you looking at

derived

16 entries

backward-looking bad-looking fine-looking forward-looking full-looking funny-looking good-looking hardlooking ill-looking inward-looking nice-looking not as green as one is cabbage-looking onlooking plain-looking unlooking well-looking

form of

1 entries

look

is a

2 entries

cheaper than buying search

related to

6 entries

appearance countenance glance here's looking at you looking glass on outside looking in

similar

1 entries

superficial

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

"This is what I was looking for!" he exclaimed.

Source: tatoeba (1513)

You found me where no one else was looking.

Source: tatoeba (1641)

What are you looking for?

Source: tatoeba (16255)

What are you looking at?

Source: tatoeba (16256)

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