Synonyms of glances

glances 1 of 2

noun

plural of glance

as in glimpses

an instance of looking especially briefly

she was about to say something rude, but her mother silenced her with a glance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glimpses
• peeks
• looks
• stares
• gazes
• glares
• regards
• peeps
• ganders
• sights
• views
• eyes
• casts
• leers
• ogles
• side-glances
• gapes
• squints
• squinnies
• coups d'oeil

glances

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of glance

1

as in bounces

to strike and fly off at an angle

the basketball glanced off the rim

her wild pitch glanced off my shoulder and landed in the dugout

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bounces
• rebounds
• skips
• ricochets
• skims
• caroms
• kisses
• nudges
• brushes
• sweeps
• contacts
• rakes
• shaves
• grazes
• bumps
• hits
• touches
• reflects
• sideswipes

2

as in peeks

to take a quick or hasty look

just glanced at the instructions before assembling the bike

glanced over his shoulder to see if she was still there

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peeks
• glimpses
• squints
• glints
• browses
• dips
• skims
• scans
• peeps
• peruses
• blinks
• looks over
• rakes
• keeks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stares
• gazes
• examines
• questions
• surveys
• views
• oversees
• overlooks
• studies
• peers
• pries
• leers
• goggles
• gawks
• ogles
• rubbernecks

3

as in gleams

to shoot forth bursts of light

diamonds glancing in the display case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gleams
• flashes
• glints
• shimmers
• shines
• sparkles
• twinkles
• glistens
• glitters
• winks
• glimmers
• flames
• glows
• lustres
• spangles
• scintillates
• winkles
• glisters
• lusters
• beams
• coruscates
• glares
• dazzles
• radiates
• blinds
• flares
• dazes
• blazes
• bedazzles
• burns