Look
Look verb - To give the impression of being.
Wear
Wear verb - To use up all the physical energy of.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old look | old wear |
| nice | nice look | nice wear |
| detailed | detailed look | detailed wear |
| normal | normal look | normal wear |
| Other adjectives: typical, usual, original, real, evil, little, dark, feminine, traditional, general, modern, armored. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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As can be expected in a show from 1975, many of the women don't wear bras under their uniforms, and those that do wear "no-bra" bras designed to imitate the braless look.
Source: Vapor Wear - Anyone Can Die Armor Is Useless: Your HP is not tied to what you wear, so you can wear accessories that make you look like you're wearing a full tatami gusoku, and it won't make a lick of difference.
Source: Video Game / Way of the Samurai -
The Chameleon brothers give him a cardboard-cutout a suit with huge shoulders to "wear" because it'll make him look more authoritative.
Source: Shoulders of Doom
Cite this Source
Wear and Look. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/look/wear
Look & Wear. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/look/wear>.
Wear or Look. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/look/wear.
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