Synonyms of peruses

peruses

verb

present tense third-person singular of peruse

as in reads

to go over and mentally take in the content of

perused the manuscript, checking for grammatical errors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reads
• scans
• reviews
• browses
• pores (over)
• studies
• skims
• devours
• deciphers
• dips (into)
• rereads
• proofreads
• sees
• turns over
• thumbs (through)
• understands
• comprehends
• leafs (through)
• gobbles (up)
• grasps
• wades (through)
• perceives
• apprehends
• speed-reads
• slogs (through)
• tumbles (to)
• gets
• makes out
• makes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peruses

Crook peruses the crowds, picking his moments carefully. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026

Martha frequently grabs a bowl for serving dinner or peruses a favorite cookbook. — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 11 May 2026

In an episode 4 scene, Sadie Sink's Max peruses through Vecna's memories, seeing a younger Joyce passing out flyers for the school play Oklahoma, which is a big plot point in the ST stage play. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025

King peruses several cookbooks before settling on Richard Olney’s Lulu’s Provencal Table. — Elizabeth Wellington, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025

In the first episode of Turn of the Tide, a 2023 Netflix series set two decades prior in the Azorean working-class neighborhood of Rabo de Peixe, a young man peruses DVDs in a video rental store. — Philip Sherburne, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024