Synonyms and antonyms of Looks and sights in British Thesaurus

look (noun)

an act of looking at someone or something

sight (noun)

the act of seeing something

glance (noun)

a quick look at someone or something

gaze (noun)

someone’s way of looking at someone or something

glimpse (noun)

an occasion when you see someone or something for a moment only

stare (noun)

a long fixed look

preview (noun)

an opportunity to see something such as a play, film, or work of art before it is shown to the public

eye contact (noun)

a situation in which two people look at each other’s eyes

sighting (noun)

an occasion when you see something, especially something unusual or something that you have been looking for

peep (noun)

a quick look at something

a look around ()

an occasion when you walk around a room, building, or place in order to see what is there

a sidelong glance/look ()

the action of moving your eyes to one side without moving your head much

a sight for sore eyes ()

someone or something that you are very pleased to see

eye (noun)

used for saying that someone is looking at a person or thing

look-see (noun)

mainly Americaninformal an act of looking at or checking something quickly

out of the corner of your eye ()

without looking at something directly

peek (noun)

a quick look at something, especially secretly or from behind something

recce (noun)

Britishinformal a look around a place, especially to see if it is suitable or to get information about an enemy. Recce is short for reconnaissance.

searching (adjective)

a searching glance or gaze seems to be looking at you very carefully to try to find out what you are thinking or feeling

sneak preview (noun)

an opportunity to see something such as a film before it is available to everyone

snoop (noun)

a secret look round a place

squint (noun)

informal a quick look at something

squiz (noun)

Australianinformal a quick look at something because you want to know what it is

viewing (noun)

the activity of looking at something, or an instance of doing this