Synonyms for GLIMPSE
glɪmpsglimpse

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1. glimpseverb

   Synonyms:
   notice, perceive, catch sight of, spot, detect

2. glimpseverb

   To see or view briefly or incompletely.

   I have only begun to glimpse the magnitude of the problem.

   Synonyms:
   notice, catch sight of, detect, spot, perceive

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 6 votes

1. glimpse

   Synonyms:
   sight, inkling, glance, glimmering, survey

   Antonyms:
   observation, scrutiny, investigation, inspection, analysis, examination, exposure

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.8 / 6 votes

1. glance, glimpse, coup d'oeilnoun

   a quick look

   Synonyms:
   glimpse, glance, coup d'oeil

2. glimpsenoun

   a brief or incomplete view

   "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake"

   Synonyms:
   glance, coup d'oeil

3. glimpseverb

   a vague indication

   "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning"

   Synonyms:
   glance, coup d'oeil

4. glimpseverb

   catch a glimpse of or see briefly

   "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine"

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. glimpsenoun

   Synonyms:
   glance, glimmering, GLINT, transitory view, rapid look, momentary perception

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1. glimpsenoun

   Synonyms:
   glance, flash, inkling

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "glimpse":

   overview, glimmer, refresher, chronic

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How to use GLIMPSE in a sentence?

1. Beth Richardson:

   By studying the boots we've been able to gain a fascinating glimpse into the daily life of a man who lived as many as 500 years ago.

2. Ronald David Laing:

   We are bemused and crazed creatures, strangers to our true selves, to one another, and to the spiritual and material world -- mad, even, from an ideal standpoint we can glimpse but not adopt.

3. Caleb Ashling:

   We had some reports from residents of some increasingly large groups of goldfish out on Keller Lake, folks were seeing them from shore or if they were out kayaking, they would catch a glimpse of them when they were out in their boat.

4. Patrick Hartigan in a statement:

   The further north a viewer is, the less time they'll have to catch a glimpse of the conjunction before the planets sink below the horizon.

5. Simon Fisher:

   It gives us our first glimpse of how genes might contribute to this particularly striking aspect of the anatomy of our species.