LOOKED Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

looked

verb

past tense of look

as in seemed

to give the impression of being it looks like it might rain

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as in voiced

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) the music teacher looked her displeasure with a fierce frown

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as in intended

to have in mind as a purpose or goal they were looking to make a fast buck

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Recent Examples of looked Google never looked so good on a TV, and these savings won't last long! — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026 White detailed a bizarre, almost miraculous weather event that saved the outdoor fight night just as things looked grim. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 Within days of using it, my skin felt softer, looked more hydrated, and even began healing itself again. — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 Other rankings have looked at median incomes, which are often lower. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 24 June 2026 The early stages of last year’s tournament were utterly consumed by that drama, with big names falling by the wayside wherever and whenever fans looked. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 2 July 2026 At least today, Ronaldo looked like the Ronaldo of old, scoring twice and nearly scoring a third goal on multiple occasions. — Monica Alba, NBC news, 24 June 2026 Trade the tricorn hats, bonnets and homespun shirts for flip flops, sneakers and soccer jerseys, and the intrepid revolutionaries of 1776 would have looked a lot like the people of 2026. — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 In the third inning in particular, a rally that began with a one-out Freddie Freeman home run looked bad for the A’s after Ginn surrendered two straight walks with two outs and the game tied 1-1. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

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Verb

The plan to give noncitizens the right to vote in city and school board elections seemed to have momentum, until the council abruptly reversed course.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Ronaldo had also seemed to get that first knockout goal just minutes earlier, but he was called offside.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of seemed

Verb

The decision was made after several council members voiced concerns about the proposal's potential impact, including Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez, who introduced it in April and advocated for the amendment.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 1 July 2026
There was a 30-minute period of public comment before the June 22 board meeting where parents voiced concern over technology use in schools.

— Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

Definition of voiced

Verb

Those drums did not stop once over the course of a 90-minute match, even though the team they were intended to support not only did not score but did not come particularly close.

— Sam McDowell Updated July 3, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
The letter did not explain the pause, but suggested it may have been intended to preserve evidence.

— Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of intended

Verb

Nunez said investigators planned to interview an employee who was working at the business when the blaze began.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
Following the exercise, the Royal Navy capability team and the Air and Space Warfare Centre began analyzing the results, with additional testing potentially planned aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026

Definition of planned

Verb

The home advantages afforded to Mexico at the very least level out the disparity in ability between the two sets of players, and the Azteca has sounded feral so far.

— Phil Hay, New York Times, 4 July 2026
However, the alarm for freedom was sounded at Independence Hall with the Liberty Bell on July 4, 1776, according to the National Park Service.

— Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 July 2026

Definition of sounded

Verb

Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Oil prices fell on the news of progress, but uncertainty over the status of the Strait of Hormuz — Iran and the US gave conflicting accounts over whether the key waterway was open over the weekend — may have slowed traffic again, The New York Times reported.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 22 June 2026