GLIMPSES Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

glimpses 1 of 2

noun

plural of glimpse

as in peeks

an instance of looking especially briefly I only got a glimpse of him as we drove by

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verb

present tense third-person singular of glimpse

as in glances

to take a quick or hasty look just glimpsed at the photo then turned his attention elsewhere

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Recent Examples of glimpses

Noun

Amid the competing arguments for one time system over another, Abbott finds glimpses of common ground in the lack of enthusiasm for changing the clocks. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 Almost one-third of the entire filing is filled with glimpses of what could go wrong. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026 Unfortunately, the Sussex family haven’t shared any glimpses at their Portugal vacation property on social media, so the exact details of the decor remain unknown. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 Oct. 2026 In You Can See Everything, glimpses of crewmembers and equipment serve to heighten the immediacy. — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026 However, a preview on the Haunted World website includes glimpses of circus, alien, ghost and cannibal themes. — Hali Smith october 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026 That concept also translates into Marianne’s look, which has proven divisive in early glimpses of the film (an Austen lady with her hair down? — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 In between these interviews are glimpses of the occasional Israeli news media snippet and at one point an archival reminder of the circumstances of Tel Aviv’s founding. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Bailey and Sadiq have provided the clearest glimpses of what this class could become. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

This album glimpses that tomorrow, just over the horizon. — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026 Through Rosa’s rebellion, Cherry glimpses the possibility of resisting her own fate. — Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025 Docu director Philippe grew up in a home with the same deep red wallpaper as in the iconic Vertigo scene where a surveilling James Stewart first glimpses Novak in all her gorgeousness. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025 Crucial messages embedded where our unreliable narrator just glimpses them, struggling against herself to see. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for glimpses

Noun

At New York Comic-Con’s Blumfest panel, Jason Blum and James Wan offered their first peeks at what that looks like.

— Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
For years, my SiriusXM show has offered only brief video peeks.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of peeks

Verb

They trade glances across the table and crack jokes that don’t always need explaining; the years together have apparently given them their own shorthand and inside humor.

— Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Jala is a place to celebrate birthdays and date nights, a place where customers won’t catch sideways glances for opting to wear slacks or skirts.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of glances

Noun

This was especially important on Wildwood, which features a huge range of costumes; in the city sequences everyone is dressed in modern clothing, whereas in the forest characters have more fantastical looks.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2026
Gap is one of the first mass brands to pursue a major integration, encouraging users to try on Gap products and share their looks within the app.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

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