LOOKING UP Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

looking up

verb

present participle of look up

as in pursuing

to go in search of be sure to look me up if you're ever in town

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as in brightening

to become glad or hopeful by the next morning, the skies had begun to clear and we were looking up

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Recent Examples of looking up But the current version of this technology goes well beyond an officer looking up a plate number. — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 Loverro believes the announcement wasn’t much more than an acknowledgment of what people could already see for themselves by looking up. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026 Let the Academy members pet it, and the movie’s flagging Oscar fortunes may be looking up again. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 One trajectory that is only looking up is the Betr promo for new users. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 And now nearly three decades later, cyclists say things are looking up. — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 Riot was seen looking up at the stage and waving back at his dad while Rihanna filmed the interaction. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026 In the image, a man is climbing up a ladder while holding on to a pair of shoes that are dangling above him and hanging from a tree, while another man is looking up. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 Here’s a look at the 10 schools looking up at the rest, according to our findings. — David Ubben, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for looking up

Verb

Neela Jolene stars as a young sound engineer grieving her recording-artist father while pursuing a legendary stage of her own.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
Coffman said Aurora is pursuing a boundary adjustment that would transfer the property into Aurora's jurisdiction.

— Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of pursuing

Verb

From setting up special meals to just brightening days with smiles and genuine care, the staff here lift the already luxury experience to the next level.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Here, the exclusive tech is enhanced with firming peptides, caffeine, and marine ferment, plus brightening kakudu plum extract.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of brightening

Verb

The director has been learning Portuguese in preparation for the film, seeking direct communication with the cast and crew and greater proximity to the characters’ dialogues and experiences.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
The ultimate package holiday destination, its name was once synonymous with mass tourism, cheap deals and expats seeking sun.

— Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of seeking

Verb

One video showed Super Heavy falling back toward Earth, while the other two revealed Ship powering its way toward orbit, its six Raptor engines glowing yellow-orange with the effort.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
On one, Basquiat made the figure menacing, with glowing red eyes, while another iteration appears almost nervous.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026