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skim

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of skim

1 to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner

I'll just skim through a few styling magazines and see if something interesting catches my eye

Synonyms of skim

flip, leaf, riffle, thumb

Words Related to skim

browse, dip

glance (at), look over, scan

Near Antonyms of skim

pore (over)

study

2 to move or proceed smoothly and readily

a lone hang glider skimming along just above the treetops

Synonyms of skim

bowl, breeze, brush, coast, cruise, drift, flow, glide, roll, sail, slide, slip, stream, sweep, whisk

Words Related to skim

fly, race, rush, speed

Near Antonyms of skim

limp, lumber, plod, stumble, trudge

shamble, shuffle

stamp, stomp, stump, tramp

labor, toil

Antonyms of skim

flounder, struggle

3 to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing

her hand just barely skimmed the wall as she ran down the hallway

Synonyms of skim

brush, graze, kiss, nudge, shave

Words Related to skim

bump, contact, scrape, sideswipe, strike, sweep, swipe, touch

bounce, carom, glance, rebound, ricochet, skip

caress, cuddle, fondle, love, pat, pet, stroke

miss, skirt

Near Antonyms of skim

bang, bash, bump, clash, collide, crash, hit, impact, impinge, knock, punch, ram, slam, slap, smack, smash, swipe, thud, thwack, whack

4 to strike and fly off at an angle

the rock just skimmed the surface of the water

Synonyms of skim

bounce, carom, glance, rebound, ricochet, skip

Words Related to skim

brush, graze, nudge, rake, shave, sweep

bump, contact, hit, kiss, touch

sideswipe

reflect

5 to take a quick or hasty look

he impatiently skimmed through the book, looking for the specific passage he remembered seeing

Synonyms of skim

browse, dip, glance, glimpse, glint, peek

Words Related to skim

keek [chiefly Scottish], peep

blink, squint

look over, peruse, rake, scan

Near Antonyms of skim

examine, overlook, oversee, question, survey

study, view

peer, pry

gawk, goggle, rubberneck

leer, ogle

Antonyms of skim

gaze, stare

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