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stare vs gaze

gaze vs stare

stare and gaze both are nouns.

stare and gaze both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stare Yes No Yes No
gaze Yes No Yes No
As nouns, gaze is a hyponym of stare; that is, gaze is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stare:
  • stare: a fixed look with eyes open wide
  • gaze: a long fixed look
Other hyponyms of stare include regard, glare, glower, contemplation, gape.
As verbs, stare and gaze are synonyms defined as:
  • stare and gaze: look at with fixed eyes
stare (noun) gaze (noun)
a fixed look with eyes open wide a long fixed look
stare (verb) gaze (verb)
fixate one's eyes look at with fixed eyes
look at with fixed eyes
Difference between stare and gaze

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