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

The golf course, glimpsed through the pines, was unexpectedly lush. — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Other soldiers, friendlies and enemies alike, are glimpsed through trees or plumes of smoke. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

At left, Vikram Goyal Studio’s Kurma the Tortoise coffee table can be glimpsed. — Sarah Medford, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026

The Nobel committee said his work was instrumental to the construction of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, which glimpsed the first high-energy neutrinos from faraway galaxies. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Eight years ago, the president of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic organizing committee glimpsed a terrifying future. — Stephanie Apstein, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2026

Up close, its elongated head, skeletal body and glistening double set of jaws reveal just how much unsettling detail goes into a creature often glimpsed onscreen in darkness. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

There are cities where rats are glimpsed at night, furtively scurrying into a dark corner or among the train tracks. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026

The rocket ship glimpsed flying into orbit lands with an explosion as the movie’s title reveals itself. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026