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glancingly Antonyms

Opposite of glancingly

Because the opposite of glancingly shifts with each meaning, the antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• adverb (Context 1)

In a brief, indirect, or passing manner; without going into depth or detail.

Usage Example

"The biographer only thoroughly referred to the author's early financial struggles before focusing on his literary triumphs."

Strongest
thoroughly
exhaustively
Strong
extensively
deeply
directly

• adverb (Context 2)

By striking a surface at an oblique angle and bouncing or sliding off.

Usage Example

"The hailstones hit the steep roof squarely and scattered across the garden path."

Strongest
squarely
head-on
directly

Similar words to glancingly

Words similar to glancingly shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

in passing
obliquely
fleetingly
tangentially
indirectly
briefly
slantingly
cursorily
See all synonyms of glancingly

• Nearby Words

glamping
glance
glancing
glancingly
glandular
glare
glaring

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Glancingly. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/glancingly
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