" look down one's nose "

1: to give the impression of being;

  * e.g., " ... it looks like it might rain "

•  Synonyms : 

•  act,

•  appear,

•  come across (as),

•  come off (as),

•  feel,

•  make,

•  seem,

•  sound

•  Antonyms : 

•  stifle,

•  suppress

2: to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion);

  * e.g., " ... the music teacher looked her displeasure with a fierce frown "

•  Synonyms : 

•  air,

•  expound,

•  express,

•  give,

•  raise,

•  sound,

•  state,

•  vent,

•  ventilate,

•  voice

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to have in mind as a purpose or goal;

  * e.g., " ... they were looking to make a fast buck "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aim,

•  allow,

•  aspire,

•  calculate,

•  contemplate,

•  design,

•  go,

•  intend,

•  mean,

•  meditate,

•  plan,

•  propose,

•  purport,

•  purpose

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes;

  * e.g., " ... I found her at the mall looking at the new outfits on the mannequins "

•  Synonyms : 

•  behold,

•  catch,

•  descry,

•  discern,

•  distinguish,

•  espy,

•  eye,

•  note,

•  notice,

•  observe,

•  perceive,

•  regard,

•  remark,

•  see,

•  sight,

•  spot,

•  spy,

•  view,

•  witness

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to search through or into;

  * e.g., " ... the owner is being forced to look into new options for promoting his declining business "

•  Synonyms : 

•  delve (into),

•  dig (into),

•  examine,

•  explore,

•  inquire (into),

•  investigate,

•  probe,

•  research

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to think of in a particular way;

  * e.g., " ... you could call the comment mean-spirited, but I do not look on it that way at all "

•  Synonyms : 

•  account,

•  call,

•  consider,

•  count,

•  esteem,

•  hold,

•  rate,

•  reckon,

•  regard,

•  set down,

•  view

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to stand or sit with the face or front toward;

  * e.g., " ... the bay window looks toward the park "

•  Synonyms : 

•  face,

•  front,

•  point (toward)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to show contempt for;

  * e.g., " ... The financier looks down her nose at anyone who makes less money than she does. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  contemn,

•  dis,

•  disdain,

•  disrespect,

•  high-hat,

•  look down (on or upon),

•  scorn,

•  slight,

•  sniff (at),

•  snoot,

•  snub

•  Antonyms : 

•  honor,

•  respect

2: to hold an unfavorable opinion of;

  * e.g., " ... They resented those academics who looked down their noses at the less educated. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deprecate,

•  disapprove (of),

•  discountenance,

•  disesteem,

•  disfavor,

•  dislike,

•  frown (on or upon),

•  mislike,

•  reprove,

•  tsk-tsk,

•  tut (over or about),

•  tut-tut (over or about)

•  Antonyms : 

•  approve,

•  favor,

•  like