What are the opposite words for looked about?

The phrase "looked about" means to search or explore the surrounding area. Antonyms for this phrase might include "remained still," "stayed in place," or "ignored one's surroundings." These alternate phrases imply a lack of movement or attention to one's environment, in contrast with the active searching suggested by "looked about." Other antonyms might include "focused," "narrowed one's gaze," or "ignored distractions." These phrases suggest a single-mindedness or intense concentration that contrasts with the open, exploratory attitude conveyed by "looked about." Ultimately, the choice of antonym will depend on the intended meaning and tone of the sentence.

What are the antonyms for Looked about?

• v.

  • seek
  • find
  .

Famous quotes with Looked about

• He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.

  Raymond Chandler
• I looked about me once again, and suddenly the dancing horses without number changed into animals of every kind and into all the fowls that are, and these fled back to the four quarters of the world from whence the horses came, and vanished.

  Black Elk
• I used to be pretty reckless. When I was a runner for a production company, I drove a massive 16 seater van. I was only 18. I mean I look young now, but then I looked about 12.

  Gail Porter
• I played a Spaniard. I looked about as Spanish as any other fair-skinned German.

  Lawrence Welk
• When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today they peer beyond the seven seas, bury themselves waist deep in tidings, and by and large what they see and hear makes them unutterably sad.

  E. B. White

Synonyms:

parakeet, paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parrot, parrot, parakeet, paraquet, paroquet.