looking English

Meaning looking meaning

What does looking mean?

looking

— adjective (= sounding) 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

— noun (= look, looking at) 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

— noun the act of searching visually

Synonyms looking synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as looking?

looking English » English

seeing

look

vision

sight

looking for

looking at

watching

sounding

searching

viewing

supervising

superintending

summoning

staring

spirit

sign

sightsee

seeking

search

reflector

reflection

picture

perception

mirror

like

inspection

image

glass

glance

gazing

gaze

form

eye-sight

examination

calling

asking

appearance

Topics looking topics

What do people use looking to talk about?

Person Sense, perceive See

Appearance

• What words indicate that something looks a particular way?
  look (good/bad) be (dark/young) in appearance (good/bad) looking

Person Sense, perceive See Appearance

Beautiful

• What words describe a woman who is beautiful?
  beautiful good-looking pretty attractive striking handsome lovely gorgeous stunning ravishing of great beauty elegant
• What words describe a man who is beautiful?
  good-looking handsome attractive cute hunky rugged striking gorgeous be a fine figure of a man dashing

Person Sense, perceive See

Reflect, mirror

• What words refer to something that reflects light?
  mirror looking glass reflector

Person Sense, perceive See Appearance

Ugly

• What words describe someone who is not good looking?
  not good-looking plain homely not much to look at unattractive

Person

Healthy

• What words describe someone who looks healthy?
  glowing be the picture of health healthy-looking

Person Life Sexual relations

Attract sexually

• What words describe someone who is sexually attractive?
  sexy attractive desirable voluptuous sultry alluring luscious appealing beautiful allure sensual sensuous good-looking glamorous seductive handsome tempting irresistible enticing

Language and thought Think

Expect

• What words refer to how a person thinks about the future?
  expect feel satisfied feel dissatisfied expect with certainty expect uncertainly be looking at anticipate await suspense

Social behavior Conflict Fight

Attack

• What words refer to starting to fight?
  launch an attack mount an attack start a fight pick a fight be spoiling for a fight looking for a fight challenge (someone to fight)

Work and occupation Work

Unemployed, not working

• What words refer to not having a job?
  unemployed not working out of work idle jobless looking for work

States Time Aspectual time Age

New

• What words describe a new idea or way of doing something?
  new new-fangled avant-garde contemporary forward-looking fresh futuristic go-ahead be in its infancy innovative inventive modern ultra-modern move with the times novel original originality pioneering present-day progressive revolutionary up-to-date up-to-the-minute ahead of your time

States Time Aspectual time Age

Modern

• What words describe a modern person or organization?
  progressive innovative forward-looking move with the times go-ahead