Need another word that means the same as “gaze”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “gaze” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Gaze” are: stare, look fixedly, look vacantly, look, take a good look, gape, goggle, peer, leer, regard, intent look, eye
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “gaze” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| eye | The region of the face surrounding the eyes. Delicate flowers of light blue colour with white or yellow eyes. |
| gape | A disease of birds with gaping of the mouth as a symptom caused by infestation with gapeworm. A gape of the jaws. |
| intent look | The intended meaning of a communication. |
| regard | The condition of being honored esteemed or respected or well regarded. They hold dolphins in high regard. |
| stare | A fixed look with eyes open wide. She gave him a cold stare. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “gaze” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| gape | Look with amazement; look stupidly. A large duffel bag gaped open by her feet. |
| goggle | (of the eyes) open wide or protrude. I goggled at them in total disbelief. |
| leer | Look or gaze in a lascivious or unpleasant way. Bystanders were leering at the nude painting. |
| look | Look forward to the probable occurrence of. She looked over the expanse of land. |
| look fixedly | Convey by one’s expression. |
| look vacantly | Look forward to the probable occurrence of. |
| peer | Look with difficulty or concentration at someone or something. Faye peered at her with suspicion. |
| stare | Be unpleasantly prominent or striking. She tried hard not to stare. |
| take a good look | Receive or obtain regularly. |
| appall | Strike with disgust or revulsion. |
| arrant | Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. An arrant fool. |
| daunt | Make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive. Some people are daunted by technology. |
| fear | Used to express regret or apology. The fear of God. |
| fright | Frighten. I got the fright of my life seeing her in the hotel. |
| frighten | Drive out by frightening. At his age I guess he doesn t frighten any more. |
| gape | A disease of birds with gaping of the mouth as a symptom caused by infestation with gapeworm. A large duffel bag gaped open by her feet. |
| horror | Something that inspires horror something horrible. Photographs showed the horror of the tragedy. |
| intently | With strained or eager attention. He gazed at her intently. |
| intimidate | To compel or deter by or as if by threats. Her boss intimidates her. |
| leer | A lascivious or unpleasant look. The men leered at the young women on the beach. |
| look | Of a building or room have an outlook in a specified direction. A look of triumph. |
| overawe | Impress (someone) so much that they are silent or inhibited. The eleven year old was overawed by the atmosphere. |
| panic | Feel or cause to feel panic. We are not going to be panicked into a decision. |
| peek | A secret look. Faces peeked from behind twitched curtains. |
| petrify | Cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned. Slogans petrify our thinking. |
| scare | Become scared. She has been given the all clear after a breast cancer scare. |
| scared | Fearful; frightened. Too shocked and scared to move. |
| scary | Provoking fear terror. It was scary the way they bonded with each other. |
| sneer | A contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone. I see you re conservative in your ways David sneered. |
| stare | Be unpleasantly prominent or striking. He stared at her in amazement. |
| staring | Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. Staring eyes. |
| terrified | Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation. The terrified horse bolted. |
| terrify | Cause to feel extreme fear. The thought terrifies me. |
| terror | Terrorism. She had a terror of darkness. |
| tincture | A quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color. The sky was tinctured red. |
| unadulterated | (especially of food or drink) having no inferior added substances; pure. Pure unadulterated jealousy. |
| unmitigated | Not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier. An unmitigated lie. |
| utter | Express audibly utter sounds not necessarily words. He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand. |
| 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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