gawking
Slack-jawed watching
Gawking is staring openly, usually with slack-jawed curiosity or rudeness.
The word implies a lack of sophistication—you gawk at car accidents, celebrities, or anything that draws vulgar attention: Tourists stood gawking at the mansion.
To gawk is the verb; a gawker is someone who does it.
Gazing without break
- gapingWide open, agape
- agogEagerly excited state
- slack-jawedMouth open from shock
- wide-eyedShowing naive amazement
dumbfounded · stupefied · flabbergasted · thunderstruck · gobsmacked · stunned · amazed · awestruck
Staring with lustful intent
- oglingStaring with desire
- staringGazing without break
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- impoliteLacking good manners
disrespectful · inappropriate · brazen · bold · shameless · unabashed · tactless · inconsiderate
Staring at spectacles curiously
- peeringStudying something with concentration
- watchingActively looking at something
- onlookersPeople observing an event
- bystandersPeople present but uninvolved
spectators · looky-loos · nosy · prying · inquisitive · intrigued · fascinated · engrossed
Visiting places of interest
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- cameraImage capturing device
photographing · slack-jawed · awestruck · guidebook · locals · crowds · skyline · architecture
staring
Gazing without break
- gapingWide open, agape
- agogEagerly excited state
- slack-jawedMouth open from shock
wide-eyed · dumbfounded · stupefied · flabbergasted · thunderstruck · gobsmacked · stunned · amazed · awestruck · wonderstruck
leering
Staring with lustful intent
impolite · disrespectful · inappropriate · brazen · bold · shameless · unabashed · tactless · inconsiderate · offensive
rubbernecking
Staring at spectacles curiously
- peeringStudying something with concentration
- watchingActively looking at something
- onlookersPeople observing an event
bystanders · spectators · looky-loos · nosy · prying · inquisitive · intrigued · fascinated · engrossed · absorbed
sightseeing
Visiting places of interest
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
- attractionsThings that draw interest
camera · photographing · slack-jawed · awestruck · guidebook · locals · crowds · skyline · architecture · spectacle
- ways of lookingstaring, peering, glaring, watching, eyeing
- awkward momentsoops, cringe, embarrassment, yikes, awkward
- bad mannersrudeness, impoliteness, discourtesy, incivility, disrespect
- crowd behaviorcheering, chanting, booing, clapping, applause
- rudenessrude, discourtesy, impolite, rudeness, disrespect
- macabrecorpse, corpses, skull, skulls, skeleton
gawkinglooking away
Directing eyes elsewhere
ignoring · glancing · glimpsing · peeking · sidelong glance
gawkingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
overlooking · disregarding · tuning out · turning a blind eye