SIGHTS Synonyms: 259 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of sight

as in glimpses

an instance of looking especially briefly he always fainted at the merest sight of blood

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Relevance

as in messes

something unpleasant to look at the frat house was a sight the morning after the party

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visions

as in loads

a considerable amount this place sure is a good sight better than that last motel

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sights

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sight

as in spots

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes the crew felt a rush of excitement upon hearing that the lookout had sighted land

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The stability and recovery that predominated in the summer has partly been washed away, by the war-auguring strikes in Lebanon and Israel and by the closer-to-home horrors of the floods from Hurricane Helene in the Southeast.

Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
For Amos, who began researching his own family’s history in Africa in 1970, exploring the horrors of the slave trade on screen was a deeply personal and moving experience.

Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024

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