GLIMPSED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

glimpsed

verb

past tense of glimpse

as in peeked

to take a quick or hasty look just glimpsed at the photo then turned his attention elsewhere

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Recent Examples of glimpsed At left, Vikram Goyal Studio’s Kurma the Tortoise coffee table can be glimpsed. — Sarah Medford, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026 The Nobel committee said his work was instrumental to the construction of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, which glimpsed the first high-energy neutrinos from faraway galaxies. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 Eight years ago, the president of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic organizing committee glimpsed a terrifying future. — Stephanie Apstein, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2026 As befits the only child of such deities, the young Paweł, glimpsed in a series of snapshots, is all smiles. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Up close, its elongated head, skeletal body and glistening double set of jaws reveal just how much unsettling detail goes into a creature often glimpsed onscreen in darkness. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 There are cities where rats are glimpsed at night, furtively scurrying into a dark corner or among the train tracks. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026 The rocket ship glimpsed flying into orbit lands with an explosion as the movie’s title reveals itself. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026 First glimpsed in The Empire Strikes Back and heavily featured in Return of the Jedi are typical of the Empire; designed to instil fear, but laughably impractical. — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026

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But when the sun peeked out, Michael’s dad Lee Phillips decided to pump up the pumpkin, complete with its classic black triangular eyes and a lopsided grin.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Beneath the dress, Johnson’s black Fleur du Mal bra and underwear peeked through.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

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