BROWSED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

browsed

verb

past tense of browse

as in grazed

to feed on grass or herbs cows browsing in fields are a common sight along that stretch of the road

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as in peeked

to take a quick or hasty look browsed through the stacks looking for interesting books

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Recent Examples of browsed On the mezzanine, young people alternately browsed and posed for Beatles-style photographs taken from below. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 In the clip, Affleck and Samuel browsed sneakers at a convention, where Samuel spotted the Dior shoes. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 SoftBank teams sent messages, made calls, browsed the web and played video outdoors, under trees and indoors. — New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026 Franceschini was worried while the couple browsed the shops around the village before taking a casual walk onto the renowned wooden bridge. — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 The inaugural Bugtopia expo drew thousands to the DoubleTree Hotel Sacramento on Saturday, where families browsed live tarantulas, pinned butterflies and workshops on how to pin insects. — Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The rough texture of the leaves is a plus because the plant is rarely browsed by deer or eaten by rabbits. — Lauren David, Southern Living, 4 June 2026 Makeup categories followed farther inside, while Korean snacks, supplements and wellness products were positioned toward the back — which many shoppers browsed while waiting in the checkout line. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 2 June 2026 Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is now Thailand roughly 113 million years ago, a plant-eating behemoth almost 90 feet long browsed on the treetops without much fear of predators due to its sheer size. — Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026

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Wellness guide Patrick Mauroner leads early-bird or afternoon hikes and e-bike rides through the Alpe di Siusi meadows, past fields tinkling with cowbells and grazed by pretty palomino horses.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Said bow grazed the ground as Kardashian walked, creating a small train.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of grazed

Verb

The ball glanced off the webbing of Walls' glove and into left field for an RBI single and a 2-0 lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
DeLuca covered 85 feet to track down Yelich’s drive but just missed making a diving catch as the ball glanced off his glove.

— Steve Megaree, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of glanced

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