Squint Synonyms and Antonyms

skwĭnt
To peer with the eyes partly closed
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. squinch
To have a tendency or inclination
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. peek
  2. look
  3. trend
  4. look askance
  5. incline
  6. give a sidelong look
  7. look asquint
  8. lean
  9. bent
  10. cast
  11. cock the eye
  12. deviate
  13. slant
  14. screw up the eyes
  15. goggle
  16. tend
  17. peer
  18. peep
  19. skew
  20. squinch
  21. strabismus
Antonyms:
  1. open
The condition of not having the visual axes parallel
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. strabismus
  2. cross-eye
  3. cast
  4. esotropia
  5. exotropia
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; - Elizabeth Bowen
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. louche
  2. askance
  3. askant
  4. squinting
  5. asquint
  6. squint-eyed
  7. strabismic
  8. squinty
  9. sidelong

Words Related to Squint

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Squint Sentence Examples

  • The glow of fire made him squint as they neared the field.

  • The brightness of every room made his sensitive eyes squint.

  • Kids have a tendency to squint when flash pops in their eyes.

  • The squint and kinked tail have been bred out and rarely appear in the modern breed.

  • It is thought to be caused by hypermetropia and/or anisometropia as well as by the various types of squint.

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