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 Josh Whitman glanced at his phone for a moment Saturday night amid all of the hugging, celebrating and reflecting on Illinois’ 71-59 win over Iowa in the Elite Eight. —

Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026 Mullins glanced up and saw two seconds on the clock, but time froze, the world stopped. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026 Martha and the Dutch boy glanced at each other again and blushed. —

Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026 Weisswange glanced around at the machines on either side of us, all of them waiting for repairs, their tracks unchained and gun barrels angled upward. —

Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026 The 40-year-old veteran soared higher than Wales goalkeeper Karl Darlow and glanced his header into the unguarded goal. —

ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026 By contrast, the first Stars’ power play was brief, as Robertson fired a shot that glanced off Wild defenseman Jake Middleton and over the line for a 1-0 Dallas lead after the first period. —

Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026 Yet DeSantis and legislative leaders haven’t even glanced in the direction of meaningful changes that would require Florida’s wealthiest corporations to pay their fair share, and reduce the burden on the struggling class of workers who make this state’s economy hum. —

Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026 While the umpires awkwardly walked off the field, and while each side’s dugout glanced around for confirmation, the Surprise Stadium public address announcer made the call. —

Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026

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Verb

While the Oscars have been located on Hollywood Boulevard since settling into the then-Kodak Theatre, which later changed its name to the Dolby Theatre, over almost a century of celebrating the best in motion pictures the ceremony has bounced between Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles.

— Peter Larsen, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
The Oscars have actually bounced between neighborhoods through their nearly century-long history, taking place at various venues in Hollywood, Downtown, and Santa Monica over the years.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026