look down
Lower your eyes
To look down is to direct your gaze below you, or to regard something as inferior.
The literal sense—She looked down from the balcony—extends to condescension: He looks down on people without degrees.
The phrase almost always takes "on" or "upon" when expressing contempt or disdain.
Hostile dismissive feeling
- disdainScornful disregard
- sneerScornful expression
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
- derisionContemptuous mockery
disparagement · belittlement · mockery · haughtiness · arrogance · snobbery · superciliousness · disrespect
Systematic data collection
view · watch · scrutinize · inspect · overlook · regard · study · examine
At a lower position
- beneathIn a lower position
- underfootBeneath one's feet
- descendMove to lower position
- overheadLocated directly above
ledge · cliff · balcony · rooftop · overlook · precipice · drop · abyss
Low in spirits
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- forlornSad and abandoned
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
despondent · disheartened · discouraged · dispirited · morose · low · blue · sullen
scorn
Hostile dismissive feeling
- disdainScornful disregard
- sneerScornful expression
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
derision · disparagement · belittlement · mockery · haughtiness · arrogance · snobbery · superciliousness · disrespect · dismissiveness
survey
Systematic data collection
glance · view · watch · scrutinize · inspect · overlook · regard · study · examine · scope out
below
At a lower position
overhead · ledge · cliff · balcony · rooftop · overlook · precipice · drop · abyss · chasm
dejected
Low in spirits
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- forlornSad and abandoned
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
gloom · despondent · disheartened · discouraged · dispirited · morose · low · blue · sullen · heavy-hearted
supervise
Direct and watch others
govern · administer · regulate · inspect · audit · review · check · surveillance · watchdog · stewardship