stargazed

Looked up, captivated

Stargazed is the past tense of stargaze, meaning to gaze at or observe the stars.

People stargaze as a hobby, for astronomical study, or simply in moments of reflection: We stargazed from the rooftop until midnight.

Figuratively, to stargaze can mean to daydream or indulge in fanciful thinking, with the implication of being impractical or lost in reverie.

astronomy

telescope

Instrument magnifying faraway objects

nebula · cosmos · celestial · planetarium · astronomer · astrophysics · cosmology · supernova · Hubble · meteor

nighttime

moonlit

Bathed in lunar glow

darkness · nocturnal · gloaming · constellations · meteor shower · clear sky · summer night · rooftop · blanket · lying back

romantic

moonlit

Bathed in lunar glow

date night · rooftop · beach · whispered · tender · dreamy · sentimental · enchanted · intimate · couples

contemplative

wonder

Amazement or curiosity

pensive · musing · pondering · dreamy · solitary · quiet · reflective · philosophical · soul-searching · lost in thought

Opposites
direction of gaze

stargazedlooked down

Directed gaze below

engagement with reality

stargazedfaced facts

Acknowledged what's true

toiled · labored · buckled down

Phrases
Family

stargazer, stargazing, stargaze, stargazers, stargazes, stargazings

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G