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

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

Scary Movie released in theaters on Friday, treating fans after a long hiatus to classically raunchy, Wayans-style send-ups of films like Get Out, Sinners, and M3GAN, all of which were glimpsed in teasers and trailers leading up to the premiere. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026

By this time, Scholze recalled, Clausen had glimpsed a potential opportunity to replace topological sets. — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026

Its shining beacon is easily glimpsed from the almost 12,000-foot-long suspension bridge that connects Newport and Jamestown, though the place is best experienced during an overnight stay. — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026

Or the heartbeat heard, the movement glimpsed, the turn inside like a fish? — Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026

At Metochi Farmhouse, which can be glimpsed in the distance, five minutes’ drive from Tella Thera, charismatic duo Eleni Kokkinaki and twinkly-eyed mother Chrisoula, aka ‘Mama’, teach hands-on Cretan cooking classes from the garden of their beautiful smallholding. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

As for the aliens, they are glimpsed fleetingly. — Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026