Synonyms of glancing

glancing 1 of 2

adjective

as in winking

Related Words

• winking
• glaring
• flashing
• gleaming
• glistening
• flickering
• blinding
• twinkling
• shimmering
• glittering
• glinting
• flaring
• sparkling
• scintillating
• glimmering
• shimmery
• flaming
• scintillant
• blazing
• agleam
• gemmy
• burning
• glistering
• sunny
• aglitter
• shining
• ardent
• burnished
• coruscant
• shined
• polished
• fiery
• beaming
• red-hot
• dazzling
• lambent
• combusting
• glowing
• shiny
• incandescent
• radiant
• ablaze
• splendid
• refulgent
• luminous
• effulgent
• brilliant
• lucent
• lustrous
• lucid
• candescent
• clear
• fulgent
• sheeny
• bedazzling
• bright
• ultrabright
• superbright

Dissimilar Words

• dim
• dull
• darkened
• dusky
• dark
• blackened
• obscure
• lackluster
• somber
• gloomy
• obscured
• darkling
• dimmed
• pitch-dark
• pitch-black
• unlit
• darkish
• pale
• lightless
• murky
• shadowy
• darksome
• cloudy
• unbright
• gray
• shady
• unbrilliant
• leaden
• tenebrous
• sunless
• shadowlike
• palish

glancing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of glance

1

as in bouncing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bouncing
• skipping
• rebounding
• ricocheting
• brushing
• caroming
• skimming
• sweeping
• bumping
• raking
• nudging
• hitting
• reflecting
• contacting
• kissing
• shaving
• grazing
• touching
• sideswiping

2

as in peeking

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peeking
• squinting
• glinting
• browsing
• glimpsing
• scanning
• skimming
• dipping
• peeping
• perusing
• raking
• looking over
• keeking
• blinking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• staring
• gazing
• examining
• surveying
• studying
• questioning
• viewing
• overlooking
• peering
• overseeing
• prying
• leering
• gawking
• goggling
• ogling
• rubbernecking

3

as in gleaming

to shoot forth bursts of light

diamonds glancing in the display case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gleaming
• glinting
• flashing
• shining
• glittering
• shimmering
• glistening
• twinkling
• sparkling
• glimmering
• glowing
• winking
• scintillating
• winkling
• flaming
• coruscating
• spangling
• glistering
• lustering
• beaming
• radiating
• blinding
• glaring
• dazzling
• flaring
• blazing
• dazing
• burning
• bedazzling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glancing

Adjective

Even so, Joonam is too scattershot and distanced from culture and politics to resonate with the news — potentially the film’s greatest draw — in more than a glancing way. — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2023

One of the victims suffered a serious injury to the forearm and the second a more glancing bite to the leg, police told media outlets. — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2022

Verb

Prosecutors put the photo up on a large screen in the courtroom, showing a bearded man in a black T-shirt in front of platters of food, glancing quizzically at the camera. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026

Lady Holiday listlessly turns the pages, barely glancing at Miss Piggy in various outfits. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026