Synonyms of glimpses

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noun

plural of glimpse

as in peeks

an instance of looking especially briefly

I only got a glimpse of him as we drove by

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peeks
• glances
• looks
• stares
• sights
• regards
• views
• peeps
• gazes
• ganders
• eyes
• glares
• casts
• side-glances
• leers
• gapes
• ogles
• squints
• squinnies
• coups d'oeil

glimpses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of glimpse

as in glances

to take a quick or hasty look

just glimpsed at the photo then turned his attention elsewhere

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peeks
• glances
• glints
• dips
• browses
• scans
• skims
• squints
• peeps
• looks over
• peruses
• keeks
• rakes
• blinks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stares
• gazes
• examines
• questions
• views
• surveys
• overlooks
• studies
• oversees
• peers
• pries
• goggles
• leers
• gawks
• rubbernecks
• ogles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glimpses

Noun

Four incidents across 10 first-half minutes provided glimpses of what Evanilson brings. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

The Instagram Reel featured glimpses of the family—and their black Labrador retriever Pula and beagle Mia—enjoying the English countryside. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 13 Sep. 2026

Since welcoming his youngest daughter, Jack has shared occasional glimpses into his family life. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026

The only glimpses into their relationship come from tidbits he’s shared in interviews. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

Circling above, a bird glimpses what at first glance looks like a plump spider climbing on the rocks. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

The 25-year-old influencer catapulted to viral TikTok fame in 2022 by uploading unfiltered glimpses of her life as marketing student at the University of Miami. — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026

Newport, Rhode Island Newport’s more than three-mile Cliff Walk offers water views in one direction and glimpses of Gilded Age mansions in the other at any time of year. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Coaches have emphasized wanting a more explosive, downfield passing game and showed glimpses of it Thursday night. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Verb

This album glimpses that tomorrow, just over the horizon. — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026

Through Rosa’s rebellion, Cherry glimpses the possibility of resisting her own fate. — Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025

Docu director Philippe grew up in a home with the same deep red wallpaper as in the iconic Vertigo scene where a surveilling James Stewart first glimpses Novak in all her gorgeousness. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025

Crucial messages embedded where our unreliable narrator just glimpses them, struggling against herself to see. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2025