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glancingly Synonyms

Another word for glancingly

Choosing another word for glancingly depends on context, so the synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match 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 in passing referred to the author's early financial struggles before focusing on his literary triumphs."

Strongest
in passing
fleetingly
Strong
tangentially
obliquely
briefly
superficially
cursorily

• adverb (Context 2)

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

Usage Example

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

Strongest
obliquely
Strong
indirectly
slantingly

Opposites of glancingly

The opposite of glancingly shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

squarely
head-on
directly
thoroughly
exhaustively
extensively
deeply
See all opposites of glancingly

• Nearby Words

glamourless
glance
glancing
glancingly
glandular
glare
glaring

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