GLANCED Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

glanced

verb

past tense of glance

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

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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

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as in gleamed

to shoot forth bursts of light diamonds glancing in the display case

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Recent Examples of glanced 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 The nephrologist glanced at the brief, said something kind about my organizational skills, and then looked at his own notes - which contained the exact same information. — Amy Shoenthal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Years after Cryptina had seemingly faded into obscurity, Ryan was in a New York emergency room when a doctor walked in, glanced at his chart, and suddenly stopped. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026 Wood golfed at Hill’s first-pitch sinker and then glanced at his dugout as the ball cleared the fence. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Partey then glanced back at the defender before continuing on his way. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

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Verb

Peraza advanced on Travis d’Arnaud’s groundout before Josh Lowe struck out swinging and Zach Neto bounced to second.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
New Chapter Princess Anne bounced newborn Peter on her knees while Queen Elizabeth gave him a little tickle during his christening in 1977.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of bounced

Verb

Further details can only be gleamed from the photos, but what’s plain to see is that the shoe shares much of the same shape as the LeBron 23.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026
That night, the northern lights gleamed cold and hard, and the moon bathed the whole landscape in bleak, eerie light.

— Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026

Definition of gleamed

Verb

The former Tiger rebounded in his second start with the Padres, striking out six while allowing two runs on five hits and two walks over six innings in a no-decision.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Schubert rebounded from a bogey on the par-4 14th with birdies on the par-3 16th and the par-4 18th.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebounded

Verb

Hancock, who flashed high-level plays last year as a safety, has primarily played as a nickel corner in Leonhard’s new scheme.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Douglas shows his skills and inexperience Rookie wide receiver Caleb Douglas, the third-round pick, flashed some good and bad Friday, which has been his story in training camp.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of flashed

Verb

After spending some time by the pool, a semi-Olympic lined with emerald and malachite mosaics that glinted in the soft, ambient light, followed by a quick trip to the sauna, I was escorted to my treatment room, about a half-flight of stairs up, where I was met by Marcia, my therapist.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
The silver Chrysler Sebring glinted when the sun kissed the parking lot in Temple, Texas, sitting by its lonesome.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026