Glimpse and Rubberneck

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Glimpse verb - To take a quick or hasty look.

Usage example: just glimpsed at the photo then turned his attention elsewhere

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Rubberneck is an antonym for glimpse.

Nearby Words: glimpsed, glimpsing

Rubberneck verb - To look long and hard in wonder or surprise.

Usage example: thoughtless drivers pausing on the highway to rubberneck at the accident

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Glimpse is an antonym for rubberneck.

Nearby Word: rubbernecking

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Rubberneck and Glimpse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/glimpse/rubberneck

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