Glimpse
Glimpse verb - Catch a glimpse of or see briefly.
Usage example: We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine
Nearby Words: glimpsed, glimpsing
See
See verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.
Usage example: out of the corner of my eye I saw the deer run into the woods
Glimpse is a synonym for see in perceive topic. Sometimes you can use "Glimpse" instead a verb "See", if it concerns topics such as discern, perceive with eyes.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good glimpse | good see |
| rare | rare glimpse | rare see |
| nice | nice glimpse | nice see |
| best | best glimpse | best see |
| Other adjectives: true, nasty, real, great, serious, evil, little, cheerful, beautiful, interesting, major, vague, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Sanity Slippage: With a glimpse of Cersei Lannister's mind in her POV, we get to see how to recent events are affecting her best sense in form of grief, anger and paranoia.
Source: Literature / A Feast for Crows -
And while you do see what North Koreans want you to see, it is not hard to glimpse into real life from the cracks.
Source: Walk into Mordor - We never get to see what made the cave so scary, outside of a brief glimpse at a picture Pinkie took of some of the monsters in the cave.
Source: Scream Discretion Shot
Cite this Source
See and Glimpse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/glimpse/see
Glimpse & See. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/glimpse/see>.
See or Glimpse. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/glimpse/see.
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