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look has 31 distinct synonyms spread across 9 of its 14 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
“She looked over the expanse of land”
convey by one's expression
“She looked her devotion to me”
look forward to the probable occurrence of
“We were expecting a visit from our relatives”
accord in appearance with
“You don't look your age!”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for look come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
“he went out to have a look”
physical appearance
“I don't like the looks of this place”