steely gaze
Cold, hard look
A steely gaze is a hard, unflinching look that conveys determination, intensity, or cold resolve.
The image draws on steel's hardness and lack of warmth.
Someone might fix you with a steely gaze when issuing a warning or refusing to back down: She met his threats with a steely gaze that never wavered.
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- laser focusIntense, undivided concentration
- coldLow temperature state
- ice coldExtremely chilled, near freezing
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
intense · death stare · hard · icy · penetrating · glare · stare · narrowed eyes · unflinching · determined · resolute · fierce · poker face · sharp · flinty · intimidating · locked · fixed
- angry expressionsfurrowed brow, clenched jaw, narrowed eyes, scowl, glare
- eye movementsblink, stare, glance, squint, wink
- serious expressionsno joke, dead serious, I mean it, seriously, in earnest
steely gazeloving gaze
Affectionate visual attention
warm smile · doe eyes · puppy dog eyes · come-hither look · bedroom eyes
steely gazedowncast eyes
Vision aimed groundward
shifty eyes · furtive glance · blank stare · vacant look · glazed eyes
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