gaped
Stood mouth agape
Gaped is the past tense of gape, meaning to stare with one's mouth open, typically in surprise or wonder: She gaped at the enormous diamond.
It can also describe something opening wide or standing ajar: A hole gaped in the fence where the boards had rotted away.
Looked long and hard
- gawkedStared rudely, dumbstruck
- slack-jawedMouth open from shock
- wide-eyedShowing naive amazement
- dumbfoundedRendered speechless by surprise
dumbstruck · flabbergasted · stunned · thunderstruck · agog · stupefied · goggled · boggled
Felt profound astonishment
- wonderedFelt curiosity or doubt
- beheldSaw, past tense
- transfixedHeld immobile by amazement
- mesmerizedHeld in rapt attention
enthralled · captivated · spellbound · rapt · reverent · awed · overawed · breathless
stared
Looked long and hard
- gawkedStared rudely, dumbstruck
- slack-jawedMouth open from shock
- wide-eyedShowing naive amazement
dumbfounded · dumbstruck · flabbergasted · stunned · thunderstruck · agog · stupefied · goggled · boggled · open-mouthed
marveled
Felt profound astonishment
- wonderedFelt curiosity or doubt
- beheldSaw, past tense
- transfixedHeld immobile by amazement
mesmerized · enthralled · captivated · spellbound · rapt · reverent · awed · overawed · breathless · awestruck
yawned
Opened mouth from fatigue
split · cracked · stretched · spread · expanded · dilated · fissured · ruptured · cleaved · diverged
gapedignored
Purposely not noticed
glanced away · looked away · disregarded · overlooked · turned away