stared
Looked without blinking
Stared is the past tense of stare—to look fixedly at something or someone for an extended time.
A stare may express curiosity, hostility, disbelief, or blankness: She stared at the stranger, He stared into space.
To be stared down is to lose a contest of wills conducted through eye contact.
Stared with anger
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- burningCombustion in progress
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- penetratingPassing into or through
sharp · steely · hard · unwavering · daggers · menacing · intimidating · withering
Restored or immovable
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- motionlessLacking all movement
- immobileUnable to shift
- rootedFirmly established in place
paralyzed · spellbound · mesmerized · hypnotized · riveted · captivated · entranced · petrified
Saw with attention
- watchfulCarefully attentive, observant
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- attentivePaying close notice
- observantNoticing things readily
scrutinizing · surveying · monitoring · guarding · wary · cautious · suspicious · distrustful
Looked steadily at
- adoringShowing deep affection
- affectionateShowing warm regard
- tenderSoft or sore
- softYielding to touch
reverent · loving · appreciative · fond · doting · starstruck · awestruck · wonderstruck
Looked steadily at
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- dreamyVague and pleasantly distracted
melancholic · sentimental · pining · nostalgic · lovesick · forlorn · bittersweet · mournful
Without an occupant
- expressionlessShowing no feeling
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
- glassySmooth and shiny
- emptyHolding nothing inside
deadpan · hollow · dull · lifeless · unseeing · unfocused · zoned-out · catatonic
Looked steadily at
- thoughtfulShowing careful consideration
- reflectiveCasting back light
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
- absorbedTook in fully
engrossed · meditative · introspective · musing · brooding · pondering · ruminating · preoccupied
glared
Stared with anger
penetrating · sharp · steely · hard · unwavering · daggers · menacing · intimidating · withering · scorching
fixed
Restored or immovable
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- motionlessLacking all movement
- immobileUnable to shift
rooted · paralyzed · spellbound · mesmerized · hypnotized · riveted · captivated · entranced · petrified · stunned
watched
Saw with attention
observant · scrutinizing · surveying · monitoring · guarding · wary · cautious · suspicious · distrustful · searching
gazed
Looked steadily at
- adoringShowing deep affection
- affectionateShowing warm regard
- tenderSoft or sore
soft · reverent · loving · appreciative · fond · doting · starstruck · awestruck · wonderstruck · smitten
gazed
Looked steadily at
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
dreamy · melancholic · sentimental · pining · nostalgic · lovesick · forlorn · bittersweet · mournful · aching
vacant
Without an occupant
- expressionlessShowing no feeling
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
- glassySmooth and shiny
empty · deadpan · hollow · dull · lifeless · unseeing · unfocused · zoned-out · catatonic · stupefied
gazed
Looked steadily at
- thoughtfulShowing careful consideration
- reflectiveCasting back light
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
absorbed · engrossed · meditative · introspective · musing · brooding · pondering · ruminating · preoccupied · lost
- blank stareExpressionless, unfocused gaze
- stare atLook fixedly toward
- stare into spaceGaze vacantly ahead
- staring into spaceUnfocused distant gazing
- staring downIntimidating through eye contact
- cold stareHostile, unblinking gaze
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