GLANCED Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

glanced

verb

past tense of glance

as in bounced

to strike and fly off at an angle the basketball glanced off the rim her wild pitch glanced off my shoulder and landed in the dugout

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as in peeked

to take a quick or hasty look just glanced at the instructions before assembling the bike glanced over his shoulder to see if she was still there

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as in gleamed

to shoot forth bursts of light diamonds glancing in the display case

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Recent Examples of glanced The second, a free kick, was glanced in by Nobel Mendy, who was again free close to goal. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Mangione entered the room from a holding area wearing a gray suit and glanced around before taking his seat next to his attorneys, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Marc Agnifilo and Jacob Kaplan. — Adam Reiss, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026 Rivera never glanced at the scoreboard to mark her progress, too intent on trying to stay warm and focused during sometimes lengthy delays. — CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 After an intentional walk to Seiya Suzuki, Crow-Armstrong took off for third and came around when the throw from Valenzuela glanced off Josh Smith’s glove and into short left field. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 The family returned to their home and minutes later, Child’s daughter, Ana Dillon, glanced toward the same stretch of railroad tracks. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The nephrologist glanced at the brief, said something kind about my organizational skills, and then looked at his own notes - which contained the exact same information. — Amy Shoenthal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Years after Cryptina had seemingly faded into obscurity, Ryan was in a New York emergency room when a doctor walked in, glanced at his chart, and suddenly stopped. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026 Partey then glanced back at the defender before continuing on his way. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

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Verb

Ollie Robinson dismissed Azan Awais and Abdullah Shafique and Jofra Archer bounced out captain Babar Azam in the first eight overs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
The Rays tied the score when Jonny DeLuca bounced a ball that shortstop Xander Bogaerts couldn’t handle, setting up Mateo’s heroics.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of bounced

Verb

In front of the Jabara family, the turquoise waters of Torch Lake gleamed alluringly in the July heat.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Further details can only be gleamed from the photos, but what’s plain to see is that the shoe shares much of the same shape as the LeBron 23.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of gleamed

Verb

The defense was organized and rebounded well from some early breakdowns on stretch running plays, and Petrino’s offense doesn’t look like the mess Freddie Kitchens’ group was last year.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Amid skepticism that the venture would last, Oscar faced losses for years but eventually rebounded.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebounded

Verb

Jarrett is healthy, van den Berg has been the story of camp, newcomers Street and Gallimore have flashed at times, and Dexter is entering a contract year.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Keelan Marion, who flashed at times this training camp, is unlikely to be brought back — the Falcons have more receivers above him on their roster.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of flashed

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After spending some time by the pool, a semi-Olympic lined with emerald and malachite mosaics that glinted in the soft, ambient light, followed by a quick trip to the sauna, I was escorted to my treatment room, about a half-flight of stairs up, where I was met by Marcia, my therapist.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
The silver Chrysler Sebring glinted when the sun kissed the parking lot in Temple, Texas, sitting by its lonesome.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026