browsed

Looked without buying

Browsed is the past tense of browse.

To browse is to look through things casually without a specific goal—scanning shelves in a bookstore, flipping through magazines, or moving through websites: I browsed the sale rack but didn't buy anything.

Animals browse when they feed on leaves and shoots rather than grass.

She browsed the internet for an hour before bed.

casual

window-shopping

Viewing merchandise without intent to buy

leafed · scanned · flicked · meandered · wandered · strolled · sauntered · roamed · grazed · breezed

reading

skimmed

Read superficially

scanned · glanced · perused · thumbed · sampled · looked through · reviewed · previewed · speed-read · surveyed

shopping

window-shopping

Viewing merchandise without intent to buy

sampled · tried · inspected · examined · handled · considered · eyed · admired · looked · shopped

grazing

nibbled

Ate in small bites

fed · cropped · pastured · chomped · chewed · ate · sampled · picked

online

surfed

Traveled atop waves

visited · explored · searched · queried · filtered · bookmarked · tabbed · hyperlinked · streamed · downloaded

Categories
Opposites
purchase commitment

browsedpurchased

Acquired through payment

bought · acquired · ordered · paid for · procured

attention depth

browsedstudied

Examined closely or learned

scrutinized · pored over · analyzed · devoured · investigated

feeding behavior (animals)

browsedgrazed

Fed on growing grass

foraged · hunted

Phrases
Family

browse, browser, browsing, browsers, browses, browsable

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G