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  1. look, looking, looking atnoun

    the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

    "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"

    Synonyms:
    facial expression, tone, expression, looking at, look, face, looking for, flavour, spirit, flavor, feeling, aspect, smell, feel

    Antonyms:
    profound

  2. looking, looking foradjective

    the act of searching visually

    Synonyms:
    looking for, look, looking at

    Antonyms:
    profound

  3. looking, soundingadjective

    appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms

    "left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking"; "liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble horses"; "fine-sounding phrases"; "taken in by high-sounding talk"

    Synonyms:
    sounding

    Antonyms:
    profound

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PPDB, the paraphrase database5.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "looking":

    seeking, research, watching, searching, search

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#41search
#192research
#446look
#517looking
#873feel
#973face
#2181spirit
#2553expression
#2825seeking
#2935feeling
#3149searching
#3495watching
#4082tone
#4489aspect
#8314smell
#8705flavor
#13153sounding
#18059flavour

How to use looking in a sentence?

  1. Roman Coppola:

    Maybe 40 years ago people might not have appreciated a film like 'Apocalypse Now,' which was kind of unusual to say the least, if you're looking as an artist for some type of assurance that what you are doing is OK or going in the right direction then I think you have to wait for the judgment of time before you know.

  2. John Mulaney:

    I was the best-looking person at my intervention.

  3. Charles Li:

    We have a pretty solid portfolio of organic growth. However, if there are opportunities that present themselves that add value...we will look at them, we are not actively looking for something.

  4. Joe Manchin:

    We’re looking at critical things that are important to West Virginia, healthcare being a big one.

  5. Sanam Vakil:

    Through a western lens, we're always looking for a revolutionary moment [in Iran].


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