GAPE Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of gape

as in stare

a fixed intent look I told him to stop staring, that his rather stupid gape was annoying

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verb

ˈgāp

as in to stare

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise she suddenly realized she had been gaping at the good-looking waiter instead of giving him her order

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Recent Examples of gape

Noun

Meanwhile, Chick 2, Luna, is smaller, has a straighter gape, and has been more aggressive. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 1 May 2026 The Friends of Big Bear Valley announced that the chicks have been named Sandy and Luna. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 1 May 2026

Verb

This gaping chasm in the market is exactly why Vaid launched Magellan. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 June 2026 The 400 itself was replaced by the 500 a couple of years back, and that meant Kawasaki had a gaping gap in its sportsbike lineup. — Utkarsh Sood june 13, New Atlas, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gape

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gape

Noun

While Riot gave his mom a sassy stare, RZA kept his face hidden behind a French workbook.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
Here’s how job seekers can address them A long, silent thousand-yard stare should clear things up.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of stare

Verb

Instead, the skin-frying Friday saw common flow of people going through, gawking at the large screens and a group of sailors allowing some passing by to do pull-ups from a bar.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 3 July 2026
The walk to the stadium is a mile or so along the Alaskan Way, where restaurants like the Crab Pot are opening up, but everyone is gawking at the street spectacle.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Definition of gawk

Noun

The visual language of the album grounds the spiritual core of the record in Cuba—not Cuba, as envisioned by the foreign gaze or in diaspora, but Cuba, the island and its water, where movement is intrinsic to its border.

— Stefanie Fernández, Pitchfork, 3 July 2026
Flip your gaze upward, and the second bed is right there, nestled up against the headliner.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026

Definition of gaze

Noun

The formula smooths wrinkles, reduces laugh lines, softens dry patches, and perks up the eye area to deliver plumper, firmer skin.

— Grace Scollo, InStyle, 4 July 2026
The satisfaction comes less from appearance and more from seeing something so distant directly with your own eyes.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 July 2026

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