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