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 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 An object does not need to be touched, glanced at or even unlocked to draw on the mind’s limited capacity. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Partey then glanced back at the defender before continuing on his way. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 Basallo misjudged it, taking an unhurried shuffle up the line, before the ball glanced off his glove and rolled toward the Dodgers dugout. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 The ball glanced off Kamada's head and past goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, who got his hands on it with a sprawling dive but couldn't keep it from going in. — CBS News, 14 June 2026 Churchgoers gasped and glanced at their neighbors; some burst out laughing. — Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026 Nursing his beer, the newcomer glanced around the room. — Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 29 May 2026

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Zidane will be counted on to lift the organization’s spirits after the national team, which was widely regarded as one of the favorites to win the title in North America, was bounced from the tournament by eventual winner Spain in the semifinals.

— Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
The rookie opened the scoring in the 24th minute after midfielder Katie O’Kane’s long-range effort bounced through Angel City’s penalty area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 July 2026

Definition of bounced

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

Definition of glinted

Verb

Our next atmospheric shot was taken with the aid of a telephoto lens by Ismail Kaplan during moonrise, as the lunar disk shimmered alongside Ankara Castle in the capital city of Türkiye.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 30 July 2026
Fans were launched into the air, beer shimmered in the sunlight as it was sprayed onto fellow fans, and dozens sang, danced and waved Mexican flags.

— Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026