Synonyms for looked for
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : loo k |
| Phonetic Transcription : lÊŠk |
Top 10 synonyms for looked for Other synonyms for the word looked for
- abide
- about to be
- accustomed
- aim for
- anticipated
- apprehend
- approaching
- assert oneself
- assume
- awaited
- bargain for
- bargain on
- be afraid
- be after
- be prepared for
- be ready for
- beat
- beat about
- beat the bushes
- beg
- beseech
- bid
- bide
- bide one's time
- bird-dog
- calculate
- call upon
- case
- cast about
- cast about for
- catch sight of
- challenge
- characteristic
- chase after
- claim
- coming
- command
- commonplace
- compel
- congenital
- conjecture
- connatural
- connive
- considered
- consistent
- conspire
- constant
- constrain
- contemplate
- contemplated
- contrive
- cool it
- cool one's heels
- count chickens
- count on
- counted on
- counted upon
- course
- crave
- cross the bridge
- customary
- dally
- delay
- demand
- destined
- direct
- discover
- divine
- dog
- drag
- drive
- due
- enjoin
- entail
- entertain
- envisage
- envisioned
- essential
- eventual
- exact
- examine
- expect
- expected
- explore
- eyeball
- familiar
- feel
- ferret
- ferret out
- figure
- fill time
- find
- fish
- fish for
- fish out
- follow
- forage
- forecast
- foreknow
- foresee
- foreseeable
- foreseen
- foretaste
- foretell
- foretold
- forthcoming
- frisk
- future
- gather
- general
- get a load of
- give chase
- glimpse
- go in quest of
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- go shopping
- go through
- grope
- grouse
- grub
- gun
- gun for
- habitual
- hang
- hang around
- hang in
- hang onto your hat
- hang out
- have a hunch
- have a look-see
- hawk
- heel
- hint
- hold back
- hold everything
- hold on
- hold the phone
- hole up
- hope
- hope for
- hoped for
- hoped-for
- hound
- hunt
- hunt for
- imagine
- imminent
- impending
- in the cards
- inborn
- indigenous
- ingenerate
- inherent
- innate
- inquire
- insist on
- insist upon
- inspect
- instinctive
- instruct
- intended
- intuitive
- investigate
- invite
- involuntary
- involve
- jump the gun
- keep shirt on
- keep under surveillance
- kill
- leave no stone unturned
- legitimate
- lie in wait
- lie low
- likely
- linger
- logical
- look
- look ahead to
- look for
- look forward to
- look high and low
- look over
- look up and down
- looked for
- looked-for
- maneuver
- mark time
- market
- matter-of-course
- meddle
- natal
- native
- notice
- obligate
- oblige
- observe
- order
- ordinary
- peep
- plan
- plan on
- planned
- planned for
- plot
- poach
- poke into
- possible
- postulate
- predict
- predictable
- predicted
- prepare for
- prepared for
- press
- presume
- presuppose
- prevailing
- prevalent
- prevision
- probable
- probe
- prognosticate
- promise oneself
- promised
- prophesied
- prophesy
- proposed
- prospect
- pry
- purchase
- pursue
- push for
- put on hold
- quest
- rake
- ransack
- reasonable
- reckon
- reckon on
- recon
- reconnoiter
- regular
- relied on
- rely upon
- remain
- request
- require
- requisition
- ride
- rifle through
- root
- rout
- rummage
- run
- run down
- run reconnaissance
- rustle up
- save it
- scan
- scent
- scheduled
- scheme
- scour
- scout
- scratch
- scratch around
- scrutinize
- search
- see
- see coming
- see in the cards
- seek
- sense
- set eyes on
- shadow
- shake down
- shoot
- sift
- sit tight
- sit up for
- sleuth
- smell around
- snare
- snoop
- solicit
- soon-to-be
- spontaneous
- spot
- spy
- stag
- stake out
- stalk
- stall
- stand by
- start
- stay
- stay up for
- stick around
- strive
- study
- suppose
- surmise
- survey
- suspect
- sweat
- sweat it
- sweat it out
- tail
- take
- take in
- take note
- tarry
- think
- to be
- to come
- track
- track down
- trail
- trust
- try for
- try to buy
- turn inside out
- turn upside down
- typic
- typical
- unacquired
- uncontrolled
- understand
- uniform
- universal
- usual
- view
- visualize
- wait
- wait for
- watch
- watch for
Définition of looked for
Origin :- Old English locian "use the eyes for seeing, gaze, look, behold, spy," from West Germanic *lokjan (cf. Old Saxon lokon "see, look, spy," Middle Dutch loeken "to look," Old High German luogen, German dialectal lugen "to look out"), of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Breton lagud "eye." In Old English, usually with on; the use of at began 14c. Meaning "seek, search out" is c.1300; meaning "to have a certain appearance" is from c.1400. Of objects, "to face in a certain direction," late 14c.
- Look after "take care of" is from late 14c., earlier "to seek" (c.1300), "to look toward" (c.1200). Look into "investigate" is from 1580s; look up "research in books or papers" is from 1690s. To look down upon in the figurative sense is from 1711; to look down one's nose is from 1921. To look forward "anticipate" is c.1600; meaning "anticipate with pleasure" is mid-19c. To not look back "make no pauses" is colloquial, first attested 1893. In look sharp (1711) sharp originally was an adverb, "sharply."
- As in natural : adj normal, everyday
- As in prospective : adj anticipated, potential
- As in expected : adj anticipated
- As in await : verb wait with expectation
- As in require : verb ask, demand; necessitate
- As in scour : verb search thoroughly
- As in scout : verb investigate, check out
- As in search : verb seek to find something
- As in shop : verb look for merchandise to buy
- As in bargain for : verb expect
- As in spy : verb secretly follow, watch another's actions
- As in wait : verb pause, rest
- As in angle (for) : verb attempt
- As in expect : verb believe strongly; anticipate
- As in expect : verb want, wish
- As in angle for : verb attempt to get
- As in anticipate : verb expect; predict
- As in hunt : verb chase for killing
Antonyms for looked for
- abnormal
- advance
- affected
- agreed
- answer
- artificial
- atypical
- be amazed
- be surprised
- be unready
- carry on
- carry out
- changing
- concurred
- cover
- different
- dirty
- disallow
- disbelieve
- dislike
- disregard
- do
- doubt
- exceptional
- extraordinary
- find
- fixed
- foreign
- forge
- forward
- free
- give
- go
- go ahead
- halt
- have
- hurry
- ignore
- inconsistent
- infrequent
- irregular
- know
- lead
- leave
- leave alone
- let go
- let off
- liberate
- lose
- miss
- misunderstand
- modified
- move
- neglect
- not want
- offer
- overlook
- particular
- pretended
- rare
- refined
- reply
- rush
- rust
- sell
- shun
- stop
- uncommon
- unnatural
- unreasonable
- unsteady
- unusual
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