Synonyms of glimpsed

glimpsed

verb

past tense of glimpse

as in peeked

to take a quick or hasty look

just glimpsed at the photo then turned his attention elsewhere

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glimpsed

In 2022, the orbital space telescope even glimpsed the most luminous eruption ever seen—a gamma ray burst dubbed the BOAT (Brightest of all Time). — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

Some analysts who spoke to ABC News before the earnings report predicted volatility in the share price after investors glimpsed the latest financial disclosure. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

The delicate creation, which could only just be glimpsed beneath her high-neck striped top, is believed to be a way to honor her three children, with one strand representing each. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 2 Aug. 2026

The Omi Clan’s shoreside village can be glimpsed, as can a vivid pink river. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 July 2026

Thanos, the ominous figure glimpsed in the post-credits scene of The Avengers in 2012, had a face, and a two-time Oscar nominee face at that. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

But there’s so much decorously, Homerically faithful story swirling around these two figures, glimpsed mostly in passing—and so many men around them, doing seriously manly stuff—that neither role registers. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 July 2026

While Swift's public outings in Rhode Island have dwindled of late, the Westerly homeowner has been glimpsed around town as recently as April 2025. — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 3 July 2026

James Stocklas, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania One evening in 2016, dining at a sports bar in the Florida Keys, James Stocklas, 67, glimpsed a yacht on the water. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026