LOOKED (TOWARD) Synonyms: 18 Similar Words

looked (toward)

verb

past tense of look (toward)

as in pointed (toward)

to stand or sit with the face or front toward the bay window looks toward the park

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faced

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The dancing partners faced some brutal criticism from Ballas after performing their Argentine tango homage to The Omen.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026
The manager of a large kratom distribution company, faced with evidence of the compound in products at the center of several wrongful death lawsuits against him, mounted a concerted lobbying push.

— Christina Jewett, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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