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Synonyms of leer

25 similar words

Another word for leer is ogle. Other synonyms of leer are vacant, void, empty, empty as a pauper's purse and empty as the tomb on Easter.

Synonyms and similar words for leer

verbTo look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.

  • ogleTo stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.

adjectiveEmpty; unoccupied; clear.

adjectiveDestitute; lacking; wanting.

  • absent
  • awantingMissing; wanting; deficient or absent.
  • bereft of
  • deficient of
  • deprived of
  • destitute of
  • devoid of
  • lackingMissing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).
  • poor in
  • robbed of
  • shorn of
  • stripped of
  • void of
  • wanting

Meaning of leer

  1. verb To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.
  2. verb To entice with a leer or leers.
  3. noun A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.

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Questions about synonyms of leer

What is another word for leer?
Leer has 25 synonyms on Word.ws, such as ogle, vacant, void, empty, empty as a pauper's purse, empty as the tomb on Easter, clean and unfilled.
What does leer mean?
Leer means to look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: leer (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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