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

Ancient quasars offer glimpses into the universe in its chaotic infancy; but actually finding these primordial objects can be very difficult. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 July 2026

The only glimpses into the event so far have come from tidbits shared by those who attended. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Vanessa and Natalia also attended the nuptials and shared glimpses of their wedding looks on social media. — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Crowds gathered near Madison Square Garden appeared eager for even fleeting glimpses of the celebrity guests attending Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding early Saturday morning. — Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Additionally, tents and canopies will be set up to prevent the public from catching glimpses of arrivals and departures, the sources explained. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

Fans have seen glimpses of the home on social media over the years and, more recently, watched Swift use a fire extinguisher to put out a small candle blaze in the kitchen in a video posted by Swift’s recent musical collaborator Gracie Abrams. — Lily Boyce, New York Times, 2 July 2026

The upcoming trailer is expected to be story-heavy, focusing on protagonists Lucia and Jason, offering glimpses of the HUD, voiced scenes, and new locations. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Their desperate hope, their cruel denial still weigh on this nation’s soul 87 years later, though most Americans only caught glimpses of the doomed passengers through news reels. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 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