BROWSES Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of browse

as in grazes

to feed on grass or herbs cows browsing in fields are a common sight along that stretch of the road

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as in peeks

to take a quick or hasty look browsed through the stacks looking for interesting books

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browses

2 of 2

noun

plural of browse

as in scans

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Recent Examples of browses

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Lee is in his bookstore, reading Walter Tevis’ novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, as Dale (Tim Blake Nelson) browses the shelves. — Judy Berman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025 ChatGPT writes apps, plans trips and browses the web on users’ behalf. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 And Perplexity’s Comet fully embraces the idea of a browser that browses for you. — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025

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To embody the creepy character, the Oscar winner’s strawberry blonde hair appeared to be multiple shades darker, akin to an auburn hue, while a fresh set of fringe grazes her brow bone.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 21 July 2026
The lob length grazes the shoulders, and fringe kicks off the confidence.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 July 2026

Definition of grazes

Verb

Balloons float above an exploding castle, a giant peeks from behind the bushes and wizards throw flames in the foreground.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
She’s represented here by a woman dematerializing headfirst, seemingly outlived only by her pendulous breasts, and a sparse landscape where a spectral figure peeks up from the bottom edge.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of peeks

Noun

But once the science is established, one advantage of screening patients with EKGs is that the test is relatively simple and inexpensive, as opposed to MRI scans or invasive coronary angiograms.

— Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Mertens regularly monitors Tunsil’s electrolytes and checks for nutrient deficiencies through bloodwork and DEXA scans that measure his body mass and bone density.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of scans

Verb

In another of Nishimura’s photographs, CNN’s chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins glances warily in the direction of Brian Glenn, a former White House correspondent for the conservative streaming network Real America’s Voice.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
As God rains down sulfur and fire to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot’s wife glances back and turns into a pillar of salt.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026

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