Look
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old look | old scan |
| good | good look | good scan |
| detailed | detailed look | detailed scan |
| similar | similar look | similar scan |
| Other adjectives: typical, usual, brief, original, single, little, quick, previous, cursory, in-depth. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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If The Men in Black are hunting a character, he should look over his shoulder for the Van in Black and scan the skies for the Black Helicopters.
Source: The Men in Black -
This allows them to look up information on the Internet with ease, as well as record and scan anything they see.
Source: Augmented Reality -
Sherlock Scan: Rarely played straight - Jonathan tends to look and then only really see the key point later on in a Eureka Moment.
Source: Series / Jonathan Creek
Cite this Source
Scan and Look. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/look/scan
Look & Scan. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/look/scan>.
Scan or Look. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/look/scan.
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