GAWK: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GAWK?

Need another word that means the same as “gawk”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “gawk” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Gawk” are: gape, gawp, goggle, gaze, ogle, stare, stare stupidly, stare open-mouthed, stare in wonder, look fixedly, look vacantly, clod, goon, lout, lubber, lummox, lump, oaf, stumblebum

Gawk as a Noun

Definitions of "Gawk" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “gawk” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An awkward stupid person.
• An awkward or shy person.

Synonyms of "Gawk" as a noun (8 Words)

clod	An awkward stupid person. You re an insensitive clod and I hope you fall and break your neck.
goon	A violent, aggressive person who is hired to intimidate or harm people. He hired goons to hunt down supporters.
lout	An awkward stupid person. Drunken louts.
lubber	A big, clumsy person.
lummox	An awkward stupid person. Watch it you great lummox.
lump	The state of being self-employed and paid without deduction of tax, especially in the building industry. Working Only on the lump here and there.
oaf	An awkward stupid person. They are just big clumsy oafs.
stumblebum	A clumsy or inept person.

Usage Examples of "Gawk" as a noun

• Let those country gawks dance to their hearts' content.

Gawk as a Verb

Definitions of "Gawk" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “gawk” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Stare openly and stupidly.
• Look with amazement; look stupidly.

Synonyms of "Gawk" as a verb (11 Words)

gape	Look with amazement; look stupidly. A large duffel bag gaped open by her feet.
gawp	Stare openly in a stupid or rude manner. What are you gawping at.
gaze	Look at with fixed eyes. He could only gaze at her in astonishment.
goggle	Look with wide open eyes, typically in amazement. I goggled at them in total disbelief.
look fixedly	Look forward to the probable occurrence of.
look vacantly	Accord in appearance with.
ogle	Stare at in a lecherous manner. He was ogling her breasts.
stare	Look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one’s eyes wide open. He stared at her in amazement.
stare in wonder	Fixate one’s eyes.
stare open-mouthed	Fixate one’s eyes.
stare stupidly	Look at with fixed eyes.

Usage Examples of "Gawk" as a verb

• They were gawking at some pin-up.

Associations of "Gawk" (30 Words)

cough	A condition of the respiratory organs causing coughing. He coughed up bloodstained fluid.
dazzle	Amaze or overwhelm (someone) with a particular impressive quality. The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps.
drowse	Sleep lightly or for a short period of time. Let not your prudence drowse.
filament	A threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells. Each myosin filament is usually surrounded by 12 actin filaments.
flame	A thing compared to a flame s ability to burn fiercely or be extinguished. Jess s cheeks flamed.
flare	Become flared and widen usually at one end. The skirt had a wide flare.
flash	A newsflash. The flashings of pain were a warning.
frown	Furrow one’s brows in an expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or concentration. A frown of disapproval.
gape	A disease of birds with gaping of the mouth as a symptom caused by infestation with gapeworm. She climbed into her sports car to the gapes of passers by.
gaze	A long fixed look. The male gaze.
glance	Throw a glance at take a brief look at. Sunlight glanced off the curved body of a dolphin.
glare	Be sharply reflected. The pomp and glare of rhetoric.
glass	The contents of a glass. Every hour the ship s glass was turned.
gleam	An expression of an emotion or quality in a person’s eyes. The gleam of hope vanished.
glower	Look at with a fixed gaze. She glowered at him suspiciously.
goggle	Look with wide open eyes, typically in amazement. Their goggle mesmerizes even fishmongers.
limelight	A focus of public attention. The shock win has thrust him into the limelight.
look	An expression of a feeling or thought by looking. Her father looked unhappy.
lurid	Presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms. Lurid food colourings.
ogle	Look at with amorous intentions. A vaguely erotic ogle.
rummage	Search haphazardly. He rummaged in his pocket for a handkerchief.
runny	(of a person’s nose) producing or discharging mucus. The souffl was hard on top and quite runny underneath.
search	Search or seek. They are searching for the missing man in the entire county.
sneeze	An act or the sound of sneezing. He stopped a sudden sneeze.
spotlight	Illuminate with a spotlight as in the theater. The knife flashed in the spotlight.
stare	Fixate one’s eyes. He stared at her in amazement.
staring	Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. Stark staring mad.
sunglasses	Glasses tinted to protect the eyes from sunlight or glare.
wear	Have in one s aspect wear an expression of one s attitude or personality. He always wears a smile.
yawn	Utter a yawn as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired. The yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop.