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Synonyms for glimpse

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

glance look gander inkling glimmer

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Glance — chiefly followed by of, a brief and incomplete look

glance, peek informal, look, gander

2. Inkling — A faint (and often temporary) appearance; a tinge

inkling, glimmer, glimmering, hint, smattering, trace, ghost, spark

Other

coup d'oeil

Verb

1. Flash — to shine with a faint, unsteady light; to glimmer, to shimmer

flash, glitter, gleam

2. Sight

sight, catch sight of, spot

Other

dawn

Antonyms

scrutiny, stare, study

All antonyms of glimpse →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Chiefly followed by of: a brief and incomplete look.

    I only got a glimpse of the car, so I can tell you the colour but not the registration number.

  2. n. 2

    A faint (and often temporary) appearance; a tinge.

  3. v. 1

    To shine with a faint, unsteady light; to glimmer, to shimmer.

  4. v. 2

    To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.

Forms

Plural
glimpses → glances, peeks, looks, ganders…
Past participle
glimpsed
e.g. glimpsed → flashed, glittered, gleamed, sighted…

Example sentences

  • glance I could tell at a glance that something was wrong.
  • gander What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
  • glimmer There was a glimmer of light from the dark window.
  • inkling I had an inkling this project might turn out difficult.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
glimpserising
glancerising
ganderrising
glimmerrising
inklingrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
look1, spot1, dawn1, hint1, peek1
5 letters
flash1, sight1, ghost1, trace1, spark1, gleam1
6 letters
glance1, gander2
7 letters
glitter2, glimmer2, inkling2
10 letters
smattering3, glimmering3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gander2 = 2 syllables).