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

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Need another word that means the same as “stare”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “stare” in this overview.

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Stare as a Verb
Definitions of "Stare" as a verb
Synonyms of "Stare" as a verb (10 Words)
Usage Examples of "Stare" as a verb
Associations of "Stare" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Stare” are: gaze, gape, goggle, gawk, glare, ogle, leer, peer, look fixedly, look vacantly

Stare as a Verb

Definitions of "Stare" as a verb

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

Look at with fixed eyes.
Look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open.
Be unpleasantly prominent or striking.
(of a person's eyes) be wide open, with a fixed or vacant expression.
Fixate one's eyes.

Synonyms of "Stare" as a verb (10 Words)

gape	Look with amazement; look stupidly. He gaped at Sharp in silence.
gawk	Stare openly and stupidly. They were gawking at some pin up.
gaze	Look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought. He could only gaze* at her in astonishment.*
glare	Express (a feeling) by staring fiercely. The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her.
goggle	Look with amazement; look stupidly. I goggled at them in total disbelief.
leer	Look or gaze in a lascivious or unpleasant way. The men leered at the young women on the beach.
look fixedly	Take charge of or deal with.
look vacantly	Have faith or confidence in.
ogle	Stare at in a lecherous manner. He was ogling her breasts.
peer	Look with difficulty or concentration at someone or something. The towers peer* over the roofs.*

Usage Examples of "Stare" as a verb

The students stared at the teacher with amazement.
He looked away, pretending to stare out of the window.
Robin sat staring into space, her mind numb.
She tried hard not to stare.
He stared at her in amazement.
Her grey eyes stared back at him.
The obituaries stared out at us.

Associations of "Stare" (30 Words)

askance	With a side or oblique glance. Her eyes with their misted askance* look.*
dazzle	Amaze or overwhelm (someone) with a particular impressive quality. I was dazzled by the beauty and breadth of the exhibition.
eye	A thing resembling an eye in appearance shape or relative position. He has an artist s eye.
gape	A disease of birds with gaping of the mouth as a symptom caused by infestation with gapeworm. Juvenile birds with yellow gapes.
gawk	Look with amazement; look stupidly. They were gawking at some pin up.
gaze	A steady intent look. He could only gaze* at her in astonishment.*
glance	Throw a glance at take a brief look at. Simpson glanced Statham s fourth ball.
glare	Dazzling or showy appearance. The moon glared back at itself from the lake s surface.
glimpse	Catch a glimpse of or see briefly. During the interview he offered a behind the scenes glimpse* of television.*
goggle	Look with amazement; look stupidly. I goggled at them in total disbelief.
intently	With strained or eager attention. He gazed at her intently.
leer	A facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls. The men leered at the young women on the beach.
look	Of a building or room have an outlook in a specified direction. You don t look* your age.*
observant	A member of a branch of the Franciscan order that followed a strict rule. An observant* Jew.*
observing	Quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception.
onlooker	Someone who looks on. A crowd of fascinated onlookers.
peek	Look quickly or furtively. His socks were so full of holes his toes peeked through.
peep	The short weak cry of a young bird. Black curls and a peep* of gold earring.*
rummage	Find (something) by rummaging. Open up the box and have a rummage* around.*
searching	Exploring thoroughly. Searching insights.
show	Show in or as in a picture. It was Frank s turn to show* his frustration.*
sidelong	Inclining or directed to one side. Moved downward in a sidelong* way.*
sideways	Directed or moving to, towards, or from the side. The car slipped sideways* into the ditch.*
smug	Marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction. He was feeling smug* after his win.*
squint	The act of squinting looking with the eyes partly closed. The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield.
staring	Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. Staring eyes.
vigilant	Carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger. The vigilant* eye of the town watch.*
watch	A watchman or group of watchmen who patrolled and guarded the streets of a town before the introduction of the police force. The world is watching Sarajevo.
watchful	Experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness. Twenty watchful* weary tedious nights.*
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.