What is another word for looking for?
349 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ lˈʊkɪŋ fɔː], [ lˈʊkɪŋ fɔː], [ l_ˈʊ_k_ɪ_ŋ f_ɔː]Table of Contents
Similar words for looking for:- expectant (adjective)
- vigilant (adjective)
- act (noun)
- angle for (verb)
- anticipate (verb)
- await (verb)
- bargain for (verb)
- expect (verb)
- hunt (verb)
- require (verb)
- scour (verb)
- scout (verb)
- search (verb)
- searching (verb)
- shop (verb)
- spy (verb)
- wait (verb)
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Synonyms for Looking for:
adj.
•expectant (adjective)- hopeful,
- Expecting,
- anxious,
- Awaiting,
- Hoping,
- ready,
- alert,
- waiting,
- eager,
- breathless,
- on edge,
- watchful,
- apprehensive,
- anticipative,
- waiting on,
- prepared.
- cautious,
- observant,
- on the qui vive,
- on guard,
- open-eyed,
- sharp,
- wakeful,
- circumspect,
- aware,
- on lookout,
- wideawake,
- unsleeping,
- openeyed,
- on alert,
- on the lookout,
- attentive,
- with eyes peeled,
- guarded,
- acute,
- with weather eye open,
- on toes,
- wary,
- on the job,
- sleepless,
- keen,
- on the ball,
- wide-awake,
- looking to.
n.
•act (noun)v.
•angle for (verb)- plot,
- contrive,
- look for,
- invite,
- maneuver,
- connive,
- strive,
- aim for,
- plan,
- cast about for,
- fish for,
- seek,
- be after,
- scheme,
- try for,
- hint,
- conspire,
- solicit.
- figure,
- await,
- foretaste,
- foresee,
- look forward to,
- forecast,
- wait for,
- prevision,
- foretell,
- conjecture,
- divine,
- jump the gun,
- prepare for,
- assume,
- entertain,
- see,
- be afraid,
- hope for,
- visualize,
- bargain for,
- cross the bridge,
- plan on,
- see coming,
- promise oneself,
- count on,
- count chickens,
- prognosticate,
- wait,
- have a hunch,
- see in the cards,
- prophesy,
- suppose.
- sweat,
- hang out,
- be prepared for,
- cool one's heels,
- hope,
- be ready for,
- anticipate,
- hang around,
- hang in,
- sweat it out,
- stay,
- attend.
- demand,
- foreknow,
- look,
- gather,
- predict,
- presume,
- require,
- envisage,
- call for,
- in the cards,
- rely upon,
- reckon,
- look ahead to,
- trust,
- suspect,
- calculate,
- bargain on,
- exact,
- apprehend,
- watch for,
- insist on,
- sense,
- understand,
- presuppose,
- feel,
- take,
- surmise,
- think.
- follow,
- course,
- hawk,
- gun,
- snare,
- grouse,
- shoot,
- poach,
- heel,
- dog,
- drive,
- bird-dog,
- hound,
- capture,
- fish,
- ride,
- start,
- gun for,
- scent,
- shadow,
- trail,
- stalk,
- beat the bushes,
- kill,
- drag,
- track,
- press,
- scratch,
- give chase,
- scratch around,
- pursue,
- run.
- obligate,
- involve,
- beseech,
- claim,
- insist upon,
- command,
- compel,
- call upon,
- constrain,
- entail,
- instruct,
- enjoin,
- requisition,
- direct,
- push for,
- crave,
- beg,
- postulate,
- assert oneself,
- cause,
- bid,
- challenge,
- oblige,
- expect,
- request,
- order.
- ransack,
- find,
- inquire,
- grub,
- leave no stone unturned,
- comb,
- turn inside out,
- look up and down,
- rake,
- look high and low,
- go over with a fine-tooth comb,
- rummage,
- beat,
- rout,
- turn upside down,
- forage,
- ferret out,
- track down.
- spy,
- ferret,
- probe,
- observe,
- reconnoiter,
- examine,
- rustle up,
- have a look-see,
- spot,
- run reconnaissance,
- set eyes on,
- watch,
- case,
- survey,
- stake out,
- inspect,
- explore,
- take in.
- sift,
- scrutinize,
- chase after,
- grope,
- smell around,
- investigate,
- poke into,
- rifle through,
- prospect,
- scan,
- scout,
- root,
- go in quest of,
- quest,
- look over,
- pry,
- cast about,
- shake down,
- beat about,
- frisk,
- check,
- go through,
- study,
- scour,
- hunt for,
- run down.
- peeking,
- sifting,
- Rummaging,
- prying,
- scouring,
- searching,
- Peering,
- winnowing,
- seeking,
- combing,
- rifling,
- probing,
- foraging.
- glimpse,
- meddle,
- sleuth,
- catch sight of,
- stag,
- snoop,
- view,
- RECON,
- take note,
- notice,
- tail,
- eyeball,
- get a load of,
- peep,
- keep under surveillance,
- fish out,
- discover.
- dally,
- sit up for,
- hold back,
- linger,
- sit tight,
- stand by,
- bide,
- hang onto your hat,
- keep shirt on,
- stay up for,
- hole up,
- stick around,
- delay,
- mark time,
- put on hold,
- sweat it,
- lie low,
- abide,
- save it,
- remain,
- hang,
- cool it,
- lie in wait,
- tarry,
- stall,
- hold on,
- hold everything,
- bide one's time,
- hold the phone,
- fill time.
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Antonyms for Looking for:
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adj.
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vigilant
heedless, uncareful, inattentive, unaware, indiscreet, indifferent, incautious, rash, thoughtless, unobservant, impulsive, careless, negligent, ignorant.
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vigilant
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v.
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anticipate
doubt, be amazed, be surprised, be unready.
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expect
disregard, neglect, misunderstand, disbelieve, overlook, know.
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search
cover.
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shop
sell.
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spy
miss.
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anticipate