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Synonyms for glimpse
glɪmps
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Princeton's WordNet
glance, glimpse, coup d'oeil(noun)
a quick look
Synonyms:
glance, coup d'oeilglimpse(noun)
a brief or incomplete view
"from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake"
Synonyms:
glance, coup d'oeilglimpse(verb)
a vague indication
"he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning"
Synonyms:
glance, coup d'oeilglimpse(verb)
catch a glimpse of or see briefly
"We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine"
Wiktionary
glimpse(verb)
Synonyms:
notice, perceive, catch sight of, spot, detectglimpse(verb)
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 Antonyms
glimpse
Synonyms:
sight, inkling, glance, glimmering, surveyAntonyms:
observation, scrutiny, investigation, inspection, analysis, examination, exposure
Dictionary of English Synonymes
glimpse(n.)
Synonyms:
glance, glimmering, GLINT, transitory view, rapid look, momentary perception
How to use glimpse in a sentence?
It gives us our first glimpse of how genes might contribute to this particularly striking aspect of the anatomy of our species.
These instances show a glimpse into the incestuous financial services industry where quid pro quo has become the norm. The rot ... is deep and needs more cleansing.
But in all of this I also saw a peace and beauty, sometimes the scare is in the brief look at something. Like when you watch a horror movie, you only see a glimpse of the ghost, murderer or monster and your imagination works all the fright up for you. I think I felt I need to see everything to make it 'normal' and undramatic. And I think it works the same way with our relation to death in general.
To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.
What we get with these readings is a bit of scientific detective work which allows us a glimpse of not just what was happening on the ground but the effects of the bombing at the edge of space.
Translations for glimpse
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- لمحةArabic
- zahlédnoutCzech
- BlickGerman
- βλέπω φευγαλέαGreek
- ekvidoEsperanto
- vislumbreSpanish
- vilahdus, silmäillä, pilkahdus, vilkaista, vilkaisuFinnish
- aperçuFrench
- spléachadhIrish
- plathadhScottish Gaelic
- הצצהHebrew
- melihat sekilasIndonesian
- occhiataItalian
- 垣間見るJapanese
- 일견Korean
- kite wheriko, kitenga wherikoMāori
- een glimp opvangen, glimpDutch
- glimtNorwegian
- olhadela, vislumbrar, vislumbrePortuguese
- гля́нуть, [[бе́гло]] [[взгляну́ть]], [[бе́глый]] [[взгляд]], [[уви́деть]] [[ме́льком]]Russian
- glimta, skymt, glimt, skymtaSwedish
- 一瞥Chinese
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