Synonyms of glanced

glanced

verb

past tense of glance

1

as in bounced

to strike and fly off at an angle

the basketball glanced off the rim

her wild pitch glanced off my shoulder and landed in the dugout

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bounced
• rebounded
• skipped
• ricocheted
• skimmed
• caromed
• brushed
• swept
• nudged
• bumped
• raked
• grazed
• kissed
• contacted
• hit
• shaved
• reflected
• touched
• sideswiped

2

as in peeked

to take a quick or hasty look

just glanced at the instructions before assembling the bike

glanced over his shoulder to see if she was still there

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peeked
• glimpsed
• squinted
• glinted
• browsed
• scanned
• skimmed
• peeped
• dipped
• perused
• blinked
• raked
• looked over
• keeked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stared
• gazed
• examined
• surveyed
• questioned
• studied
• viewed
• peered
• overlooked
• oversaw
• pried
• leered
• gawked
• goggled
• rubbernecked
• ogled

3

as in gleamed

to shoot forth bursts of light

diamonds glancing in the display case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gleamed
• flashed
• glinted
• shimmered
• shone
• sparkled
• glittered
• twinkled
• glistened
• glimmered
• winked
• glowed
• winkled
• flamed
• scintillated
• glistered
• spangled
• beamed
• coruscated
• lustered
• glared
• dazzled
• blinded
• dazed
• radiated
• flared
• blazed
• burned
• bedazzled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glanced

Even worse for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the quarterback's throwing hand glanced off the arm of linebacker Blake Cashman on the follow-through. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Graves glanced at the TV and saw smoke pouring from the North Tower of the World Trade Center over Manhattan. — Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Some of the better chances provoked surprising misses, in particular a header from close range from the normally dependable Merino glanced straight at the ‘keeper, and a swipe by Saka that was shanked wide. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The sow bounded away a few feet and then glanced back at him. — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026

Mangione entered the room from a holding area wearing a gray suit and glanced around before taking his seat next to his attorneys, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Marc Agnifilo and Jacob Kaplan. — Adam Reiss, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026

Rivera never glanced at the scoreboard to mark her progress, too intent on trying to stay warm and focused during sometimes lengthy delays. — CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

After an intentional walk to Seiya Suzuki, Crow-Armstrong took off for third and came around when the throw from Valenzuela glanced off Josh Smith’s glove and into short left field. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

The family returned to their home and minutes later, Child’s daughter, Ana Dillon, glanced toward the same stretch of railroad tracks. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026