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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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