What is another word for gazes?

Pronunciation: [ɡˈe͡ɪzɪz] (IPA)

Gazes are sometimes intense and can be an indicator of deep thought or contemplation. Synonyms for gazes can convey different intensities or meanings depending on the context. For instance, "stares" may imply a prolonged or fixed attention, while "glances" suggest a shorter or more casual attention. Other synonyms include "looks" which is more general and less specific, "peers" and "scrutinizes" which indicate a more careful or critical examination, "observance" which implies a more formal or intentional attention, and "eyeballs" which is more informal and colloquial. The choice of the word should match the tone and intention of the writer or speaker.

Usage examples for Gazes

All is changed when the little one gazes at them with that marvellous appeal in its unconscious eyes, which is known to every parent, and helps him to be a better man.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
As one gazes about him, the grandeur, sadness, and vicissitudes of its past, not exceeded by that of any other capital in the world, crowd upon the memory.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
With sick longing the Prince gazes at the seven through the thick window-panes.
"Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck"
Jethro Bithell

Famous quotes with Gazes

  • The little windflower, whose just opened eye is blue as the spring heaven it gazes at.
    William C. Bryant
  • Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, the emptiness of ages in his face, and on his back the burden of the world.
    Edwin Markham
  • And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.
    Friedrich Nietzsche
  • He who fights monsters should look into it that he himself does not become a monster. When you gaze long into the Abyss, the Abyss also gazes into you.
    Friedrich Neitzsche
  • He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.
    Friedrich Nietzsche

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