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

Need another word that means the same as “staring”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “staring” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Staring” are: arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, thorough, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter, agaze

Staring as an Adjective

Definitions of "Staring" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “staring” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder.
• Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.
• Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.
• Open and fixed as if in fear or wonder.

Synonyms of "Staring" as an adjective (15 Words)

agaze	(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder.
arrant	Complete, utter. An arrant fool.
complete	Perfect and complete in every respect having all necessary qualities. His range of skills made him the complete footballer.
consummate	Perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities. A consummate artist.
double-dyed	Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.
everlasting	Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. An everlasting reminder of this evening.
gross	General or large-scale; not detailed. A revoltingly gross expletive.
perfect	Of a tense denoting a completed action or a state or habitual action which began in the past The perfect tense is formed in English with have or has and the past participle as in they have eaten and they have been eating present perfect they had eaten past perfect and they will have eaten future perfect. Life certainly isn t perfect at the moment.
pure	Being chromatically pure not diluted with white or grey or black. Pure science.
sodding	Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. That ringtone drives me round the sodding bend every time I hear it.
stark	Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. Facing the stark reality of the deadline.
thorough	Performed or written with great care and completeness. The child is being a thorough nuisance.
thoroughgoing	Exemplifying a specified characteristic fully; absolute. A thoroughgoing reform of the whole economy.
unadulterated	Not mixed with impurities. Pure unadulterated jealousy.
utter	Complete. Charlotte stared at her in utter amazement.

Usage Examples of "Staring" as an adjective

• Stark staring mad.
• Staring eyes.

Associations of "Staring" (30 Words)

absolute	Used for emphasis when expressing an opinion. No one dare challenge her absolute authority.
all	To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent whole is often used informally for wholly. Became all attention.
arrant	Complete, utter. What arrant nonsense.
articulate	Denoting a brachiopod which has projections and sockets that form a hinge joining the two halves of the shell. The wing is articulated to the thorax.
bleak	Providing no shelter or sustenance. Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult.
complete	Complete or carry out. He completed his PhD in 1993.
entirety	The state of being total and complete. He read the article in its entirety.
enunciate	Express (a proposition, theory, etc.) in clear or definite terms. She enunciated each word slowly.
gaze	(in literary theory) a particular perspective considered as embodying certain aspects of the relationship between observer and observed. Offices screened from the public gaze.
inerrancy	(Christianity) exemption from error. Biblical inerrancy.
infertile	(of land) unable to sustain crops or vegetation. Barren and infertile soils.
intently	With strained or eager attention. He gazed at her intently.
irrevocably	In a way that cannot be changed, reversed, or recovered. Our environment will be irrevocably damaged.
knavery	Lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing.
look	An expression of a feeling or thought by looking. People were looking at him.
perfect	The perfect tense. A perfect stranger.
perfectly	Used for emphasis, especially in order to assert something that has been challenged or doubted. The ring fitted perfectly.
pronounce	Speak pronounce or utter in a certain way. A company whose name no one could pronounce.
recite	Recite in elocution. He recited passages of Dante.
sheer	Cause to sheer. She giggled with sheer delight.
stare	Look at with fixed eyes. The obituaries stared out at us.
stark	Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. His position is in stark contrast to that of Curran.
thoroughgoing	Involving or attending to every detail or aspect of something. A thoroughgoing villain.
totally	Used to express agreement. A totally new situation.
unadulterated	Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. Unadulterated whole milk yogurt.
unconditional	Not conditional. Unconditional surrender.
unmitigated	Not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier. The tour had been an unmitigated disaster.
unmixed	Not mixed with extraneous elements. Bold unmixed colours.
utter	Express audibly utter sounds not necessarily words. Utter nonsense.
vested	Fixed and absolute and without contingency. A vested right.