Synonyms of glimpses

glimpses 1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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

Hoffman’s videos across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram offer regular glimpses of her own life. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

This is one of the few glimpses that the film offers of the Special Military Operation, as Russia’s war in Ukraine is known in official parlance. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

The characters seem to represent facets of brakence’s identity, while the songs on marroW blur the line between diegetic worldbuilding and glimpses of his real life. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026

Amid the competing arguments for one time system over another, Abbott finds glimpses of common ground in the lack of enthusiasm for changing the clocks. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Almost one-third of the entire filing is filled with glimpses of what could go wrong. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

The trailer shows glimpses of guest stars Max Greenfield and Jason Mantzoukas. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Unfortunately, the Sussex family haven’t shared any glimpses at their Portugal vacation property on social media, so the exact details of the decor remain unknown. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 Oct. 2026

In You Can See Everything, glimpses of crewmembers and equipment serve to heighten the immediacy. — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 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