looks

Seems to be

Looks are a person's physical appearance, especially facial features: She has her mother's looks.

Good looks means attractiveness: He was hired for his good looks.

Looks can also mean meaningful glances or expressions: They exchanged looks across the room.

To give someone a look is to glance at them, often with implied judgment or emotion: She gave him a look that said everything.

glances

gaze

Fixed, intent look

peek · glare · leer · ogle · squint · sidelong · once-over · double-take · side-eye · daggers

appearance

complexion

Skin tone, appearance

physiognomy · demeanor · mien · bearing · presence · facade · air · aspect · impression · semblance

attractiveness

beauty

Aesthetic excellence

allure · elegance · radiance · glamour · appeal · gorgeousness · stunning · cuteness · hotness · desirability

expression

smile

Pleased facial expression

  • frownDisapproving facial expression
  • scowlAngry facial expression
  • smirkPleased, superior smile

grimace · sneer · pout · wink · raised eyebrow · eye-roll · blank stare · deadpan · pleading · quizzical

style

fashion

Current popular trend

chic · trendy · vogue · tailored · polished · put-together · disheveled · unkempt · groomed · styled

Categories
Opposites
visual attention

lookslooks away

ignores · overlooks · disregards · avoids · turns away

visual appearance

looksis

Present-tense existence verb

essence · substance · reality · actuality · character

attention/awareness

looksignores

Refuses to acknowledge

disregards · overlooks · neglects · misses · tunes out

Phrases
Family

look, looking, outlook, lookout, looked, overlook, looker, lookers, onlooking

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