Antonyms for glance
glæns, glɑnsglance

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.4 / 8 votes

1. glanceverb

   To look briefly (at something).

   She glanced at her reflection as she passed the mirror.

   Synonyms:
   glimpse

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. glance

   To see is simply to become conscious of an object of vision; to look is to make a conscious and direct endeavor to see. To behold is to fix the sight and the mind with distinctness and consideration upon something that has come to be clearly before the eyes. We may look without seeing, as in pitch-darkness, and we may see without looking, as in case of a flash of lightning. To gaze is to look intently, long, and steadily upon an object. To glance is to look casually or momentarily. To stare is to look with a fixed intensity such as is the effect of surprise, alarm, or rudeness. To scan is to look at minutely, to note every visible feature. To inspect is to go below the surface, uncover, study item by item. View and survey are comprehensive, survey expressing the greater exactness of measurement or estimate. Watch brings in the element of time and often of wariness; we watch for a movement or change, a signal, the approach of an enemy, etc. Compare APPEAR.

   Synonyms:
   behold, contemplate, descry, discern, gaze, inspect, look, regard, scan, see, stare, survey, view, watch

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. glance, glimpse, coup d'oeilverb

   a quick look

   Synonyms:
   glimpse, coup d'oeil

2. glance, peek, glintverb

   throw a glance at; take a brief look at

   "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"

   Synonyms:
   gleam, glisten, shine, glitter, peek, glint

3. glanceverb

   hit at an angle

   Synonyms:
   peek, glint

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. glancenoun

   Synonyms:
   glimpse, allusion, gleam, flash, glitter

2. glanceverb

   Synonyms:
   glimpse, allude, hint, gleam, beam, glitter

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. gawk

   you're not staring, you're taking a quick loo.

   Submitted by anonymous on October 7, 2019  

How to use glance in a sentence?

1. Kahlil Gibran:

   Marriage is the golden ring in a chain, whose beginning is a glance and whose ending is eternity.

2. Wilhelm von Humboldt:

   If we glance at the most important revolutions in history, we see at once that the greatest number of these originated in the periodical revolutions of the human mind.

3. Maxim Behar:

   At first glance, total transparency, fast communication, and the unrestricted use of media presuppose a fertile ground for manipulation, which may be one reason the world is becoming so cautious. But transparency doesn`t have that much to do directly and specifically with manipulation.

4. Mhairi Brown:

   Labels allow people to just glance at a product, and see if it is a healthy or less healthy choice.

5. Virginia Tech researcher Marc Edwards:

   At first glance they look bad, but they are not inconsistent with other cities that meet the Federal Lead and Copper Rule.

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