Synonyms of lo

lo

interjection

as in oh

old-fashioned + literary used to call attention to something or to show wonder or surprise

Lo, the king approaches!

the adventures we have shared for lo these many years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• oh
• hey
• well
• hello
• why
• ha
• indeed
• gee
• what
• no
• ah
• there
• gee whiz
• pooh
• aha
• fie
• my word
• pshaw
• fiddlesticks
• come on
• phooey
• whoops
• ugh
• woops
• gad
• oops
• the devil
• (the) deuce
• egad
• the dickens
• gadzooks
• zounds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lo

Now a court action could resolve the question that’s been hanging over the complex for lo these many years: Can, and should, Seaside be saved? —Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024

Flash forward a decade and lo, Abby has found herself on a zeitgeisty FX show called The Bear. —Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2024

God narrates the film, starring Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson, which was born in the basement show spaces of UCB lo these many years ago. —Vulture, 20 Sep. 2023

As the good folk in the land of the sacrament have said for lo these many years: light the freakin’ beam. —Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2023

And lo, the gospel of RottenTomatoes.com has Hollywood popping Klonopin and yanking out its hair more than ever as summer movie season gets going. —Chris Lee, HWD, 9 June 2017

Then lo and behold a couple months later when the Senate convenes, a number of people who are elected as Democrats enter an agreement that empowers Republicans who voters specifically said should be in the minority. —Alex Shephard, New Republic, 12 May 2017

The character’s yellow head was given a red bow, scarlet lipstick, and a glamorous beauty spot, and, lo, the Man became a Ms. Ms. Pac-Man’s grand innovation was to randomize the movements of the ghosts, named Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Sue. —Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2017