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

Need another word that means the same as “glimpse”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “glimpse” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Glimpse” are: coup d'oeil, glance, brief look, quick look, catch sight of, catch a glimpse of, get a glimpse of, see briefly, get a sight of, notice, discern, spot, spy, sight, note, pick out, make out

Glimpse as a Noun

Definitions of "Glimpse" as a noun

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

• A momentary or partial view.
• A brief or incomplete view.
• A vague indication.
• A quick look.
• A brief insight or indication.

Synonyms of "Glimpse" as a noun (4 Words)

brief look	A condensed written summary or abstract.
coup d'oeil	A sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force.
glance	A quick look. Fish sporting with quick glance Show to the Sun their wav d coats.
quick look	Any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail.

Usage Examples of "Glimpse" as a noun

• He caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning.
• She caught a glimpse of the ocean.
• From the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake.
• During the interview he offered a behind-the-scenes glimpse of television.

Glimpse as a Verb

Definitions of "Glimpse" as a verb

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

• Shine or appear faintly or intermittently.
• See or perceive briefly or partially.
• Catch a glimpse of or see briefly.

Synonyms of "Glimpse" as a verb (13 Words)

catch a glimpse of	Perceive by hearing.
catch sight of	Apprehend and reproduce accurately.
discern	Distinguish (someone or something) with difficulty by sight or with the other senses. I can discern no difference between the two policies.
get a glimpse of	Overcome or destroy.
get a sight of	Receive as a retribution or punishment.
make out	Compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way.
note	Make a written note of. She noted that someone was following her.
notice	Notice or perceive. She looked so much better that Sir Charles noticed it to Lady Harriet.
pick out	Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits.
see briefly	See and understand, have a good eye.
sight	Catch sight of to perceive with the eyes. Tell me when you sight London Bridge.
spot	Make a spot or mark onto. It was still spotting with rain.
spy	Watch, observe, or inquire secretly. He agreed to spy for the West.

Usage Examples of "Glimpse" as a verb

• He glimpsed a figure standing in the shade.
• Glow-worms glimpsing in the dark.
• We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine.

Associations of "Glimpse" (30 Words)

askance	Directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy- Elizabeth Bowen. Her eyes with their misted askance look.
at	100 at equal 1 kip in Laos.
brief	Instruct a barrister by brief. Introductions were brief and polite.
exigent	Pressing; demanding. Became more exigent over his pronunciation.
extempore	Without preparation. He recited the poem extempore.
extemporize	Manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand. He extemporized at the piano.
glance	Throw a glance at take a brief look at. Simpson glanced Statham s fourth ball.
hairstyle	The arrangement of the hair (especially a woman’s hair.
immediate	Immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect. No changes are envisaged in the immediate future.
imminent	Close in time; about to occur. They were in imminent danger of being swept away.
impromptu	A short piece of instrumental music, especially a solo, that is reminiscent of an improvisation. A witty impromptu must not sound premeditated.
improvised	Done or made using whatever is available; makeshift. An improvised short speech.
instant	Instant coffee. For an instant the moon disappeared.
look	Of a building or room have an outlook in a specified direction. This project looks fishy.
moment	A quantity that expresses the average or expected value of the first second third or fourth power of the deviation of each component of a frequency distribution from a given value typically mean or zero The first moment is the mean the second moment the variance the third moment the skew and the fourth moment the kurtosis. She would always remember the moment they met.
offhand	Without previous thought or preparation. Replied offhand his mind a million miles away.
onlooker	A non-participating observer; a spectator. A crowd of fascinated onlookers.
peek	Look quickly or furtively. Faces peeked from behind twitched curtains.
quick	Moving quickly and lightly. A quick temper.
rummage	(of a customs officer) make a thorough search of (a vessel. Our brief was to rummage as many of the vessels as possible.
sidelong	With the side toward someone or something- Nathaniel Hawthorne. Sidelong glances.
sideways	Denoting a job or position at the same level as one previously held rather than one resulting from promotion or demotion. She tilted her body sideways.
snapshot	A shot in soccer or hockey taken quickly with little backlift. A collection of family snapshots.
sojourn	A temporary stay (e.g., as a guest. She had sojourned once in Egypt.
squint	The act of squinting looking with the eyes partly closed. The children squinted so as to scare each other.
stare	Look at with fixed eyes. She gave him a cold stare.
stopgap	Something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency. Transplants are only a stopgap until more sophisticated alternatives can work.
suspiciously	With suspicion. What s going on I asked suspiciously.
visit	Pay a brief visit. They would like to visit Oxford.
watch	A watchman or group of watchmen who patrolled and guarded the streets of a town before the introduction of the police force. Lucy watched him go.