LOOKING UP Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

looking up

verb

present participle of look up

as in pursuing

to go in search of be sure to look me up if you're ever in town

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as in brightening

to become glad or hopeful by the next morning, the skies had begun to clear and we were looking up

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Recent Examples of looking up The iPhone Duo can run two apps on screen at the same time, which was useful for situations that involved looking up information or viewing content in multiple apps. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 Now 23 himself, Miller has two 20-year-old rookies, Hannes Steinbach and Christian Anderson, looking up to him. — Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have suffered some tough losses this season, and things are not looking up for them at the moment. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 But the current version of this technology goes well beyond an officer looking up a plate number. — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 Loverro believes the announcement wasn’t much more than an acknowledgment of what people could already see for themselves by looking up. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026 Let the Academy members pet it, and the movie’s flagging Oscar fortunes may be looking up again. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 And now nearly three decades later, cyclists say things are looking up. — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 Riot was seen looking up at the stage and waving back at his dad while Rihanna filmed the interaction. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for looking up

Verb

While countries like Sweden and France are pursuing similar deep geological repositories, Finland has officially crossed the finish line first.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
The Mustangs were pursuing three consecutive titles in 2026 when they were removed at the start of the playoffs for using an ineligible player.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of pursuing

Verb

Some also have other antiaging superstars like retinol, brightening ingredients like vitamin C, antioxidants like vitamin E, or niacinamide (a form of vitamin B3) to strengthen the skin barrier.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2026
There aren't any huge economic reports on the docket either, brightening the spotlight on the stream of earnings updates.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of brightening

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Vucic was seeking to become Serbia's prime minister after serving two near-full terms as president.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The sailors were brought to the island’s southern port of Galle on Saturday after Sri Lankan authorities received a distress call seeking medical help, said Thushara Rodrigo, the foreign ministry spokesperson.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of seeking

Verb

The deep-space image reveals a 230-light-year-wide swathe of the glowing emission nebula N159, threaded with denser filaments of reddish molecular hydrogen that hide countless energetic young stars.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The yellow Pokémon mascot had glowing glasses and ears that changed colors along with the set.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026