BROWSE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BROWSE?

Need another word that means the same as “browse”? Find 31 synonyms and 30 related words for “browse” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Browse” are: surf, shop, crop, graze, pasture, range, look around, look round, have a look, window-shop, peruse, scan, skim, glance, look, run one's eye over, have a look at, give something a once-over, give something the once-over, feed, eat, nibble, ruminate, browsing, read, leaf, flick through

Browse as a Noun

Definitions of "Browse" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “browse” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat.
• Vegetation, such as twigs and young shoots, eaten by animals.
• Reading superficially or at random.
• The act of feeding by continual nibbling.
• A book, magazine, or website to be casually looked through.
• An act of casual looking or reading.

Synonyms of "Browse" as a noun (8 Words)

browsing	Reading superficially or at random.
flick through	A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
glance	A flash or gleam of light. Fish sporting with quick glance Show to the Sun their wav d coats.
leaf	A thing that resembles a leaf in being flat and thin. Leaf tea.
look	An expression of a feeling or thought by looking. The bedraggled look of the village.
read	Something that is read. Their read on the national situation may be correct.
scan	An image obtained by scanning or with a scanner. A brain scan.
skim	Reading or glancing through quickly. There was a thin skim of oil on the water.

Usage Examples of "Browse" as a noun

• I was just having a quick browse around the antique stalls.
• This book is a useful browse for a new worker in the field.
• The brochure is well worth a browse.
• A browse through the sports pages.
• A deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day.
• A moose needs to eat forty to fifty pounds of browse a day.

Browse as a Verb

Definitions of "Browse" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “browse” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular.
• Feed as in a meadow or pasture.
• Scan through a text, website, or collection of data to gain an impression of the contents.
• (of an animal) feed on leaves, twigs, or other high-growing vegetation.
• Survey goods for sale in a leisurely and casual way.
• Shop around; not necessarily buying.
• Eat lightly, try different dishes.

Synonyms of "Browse" as a verb (23 Words)

crop	Yield crops. She wanted her hair cropped short.
eat	Eat a meal take a meal. She was eating a banana.
feed	Feed into supply. He feeds on her insecurity.
give something a once-over	Endure the loss of.
give something the once-over	Convey or reveal information.
glance	Throw a glance at take a brief look at. He glanced the ball into the corner of the net.
graze	Scrape gently. Cattle graze on the open meadows.
have a look	Go through (mental or physical states or experiences.
have a look at	Cause to be born.
look	Look forward to the probable occurrence of. People were looking at him.
look around	Accord in appearance with.
look round	Perceive with attention; direct one’s gaze towards.
nibble	Eat frequently in small amounts. He nibbled a biscuit.
pasture	Put animals to graze in a pasture. They pastured their cows in the water meadow.
peruse	Examine or consider with attention and in detail. I perused several online reviews.
range	Place or arrange in a row or rows or in a specified manner. The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals.
ruminate	(of a ruminant) chew the cud. Cows ruminate.
run one's eye over	Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.
scan	(of verse) conform to metrical principles. We scanned the beam over a sector of 120.
shop	Visit one or more shops or websites to buy goods. Sometimes it s more convenient to shop online.
skim	Remove from the surface. Bring the stock to the boil then skim it to remove any foam.
surf	Ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard. Surf the internet or the world wide web.
window-shop	Examine the shop windows; shop with the eyes only.

Usage Examples of "Browse" as a verb

• He stopped to browse around a second-hand bookshop.
• She browsed through the newspaper.
• They reach upward to browse on bushes.
• Browse a computer directory.
• I decided to spend the night browsing the internet.

Associations of "Browse" (30 Words)

antelope	A swift-running deerlike ruminant with smooth hair and upward-pointing horns, of a group native to Africa and Asia that includes the gazelles, impala, gnus, and elands.
ask	Require or ask for as a price or condition. Mary asked her father for money.
curious	Eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others’ concerns. Curious about the neighbor s doings.
deer	Distinguished from Bovidae by the male’s having solid deciduous antlers.
eat	Eat a meal take a meal. If we had to we could probably eat the cost.
feed	Feed into supply. I think he is feeding his old employer commercial secrets.
find	Get or find back recover the use of. I can t find my keys.
finger	Touch or feel with the fingers. The thin man fingered his moustache.
fingertip	The end (tip) of a finger. Police made a fingertip search of the area.
forage	The act of searching for food and provisions. The animals forage in the woods.
forefinger	The finger next to the thumb.
fox	The grey or reddish brown fur of a fox. The abbreviation foxed me completely.
goat	A scapegoat. Just for once stop acting the goat.
graze	Feed as in a meadow or pasture. Downland areas grazed by sheep.
grazing	The act of grazing. Large areas of rough grazing.
hitch	Obtain a lift by hitch hiking. She hitched up her skirt and ran.
hunting	The activity of hunting wild animals or game. Whale hunting is unnecessary.
inquiring	A request for information. An open inquiring mind.
look	Look forward to the probable occurrence of. He just didn t look himself at all.
mutton	The flesh of fully grown sheep used as food. A leg of mutton.
pasture	Let feed in a field or pasture or meadow. They pastured their cows in the water meadow.
pig	Live like a pig in squalor. I bet he s scoffed them all greedy pig.
probing	Inquiring closely into something; searching. A probing inquiry.
questioning	The raising of a doubt about or objection to something. Aaron shot her a questioning glance.
searching	Thoroughly scrutinizing, especially in a disconcerting way. You have to ask yourselves some searching questions.
sheep	A docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision. Party members should not follow their leader like sheep.
sow	Place seeds in or on (the ground. Catch crops should be sown after minimal cultivation.
thumb	Press move or touch something with one s thumb. As soon as she thumbed the button the door slid open.
venison	Meat from a deer used as food. Venison steaks.
wolf	Used in names of mammals similar or related to the wolf e g maned wolf Tasmanian wolf. The teenager wolfed down the pizza.