glimpses
Quick partial views
Glimpses is the plural of glimpse—brief, partial views of something.
You catch glimpses of a celebrity through a crowd, or glimpses of the ocean between buildings.
Figuratively, glimpses are fragmentary insights: The letters offer glimpses into her private life.
As a verb, glimpses means briefly sees: She glimpses her reflection in the window.
Furtive brief look
- glanceBrief, casual look
- lookDirect one's gaze
- viewWhat's seen from somewhere
- sightVisual perception faculty
peep · squint · gander · eyeful · sighting · observation · survey · scan
Lasting very briefly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- briefShort in duration
- passingMoving by or temporary
- flashBrief burst of light
evanescent · quick · short-lived · vanishing · sudden · swift · fading · flicker
Mental comprehension of something
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- realizationGrasping what's true
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
clarity · epiphany · recognition · discernment · intuition · enlightenment · apprehension · grasp
Solving aid
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- indicationSign of what's coming
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
- whisperSpeech without full voice
sign · signal · impression · allusion · taste · touch · soupçon · preview
Lacking necessary parts
- fragmentaryConsisting of incomplete parts
- fractionalDescribing incomplete portions
- piecemealIn separate stages
- sketchyIncomplete or suspicious
limited · obscured · tantalizing · elusive · hazy · vague · indistinct · unclear
peek
Furtive brief look
sight · peep · squint · gander · eyeful · sighting · observation · survey · scan · once-over
momentary
Lasting very briefly
flash · evanescent · quick · short-lived · vanishing · sudden · swift · fading · flicker · instant
understanding
Mental comprehension of something
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- realizationGrasping what's true
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
perception · clarity · epiphany · recognition · discernment · intuition · enlightenment · apprehension · grasp · hint
clue
Solving aid
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- indicationSign of what's coming
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
whisper · sign · signal · impression · allusion · taste · touch · soupçon · preview · teaser
incomplete
Lacking necessary parts
- fragmentaryConsisting of incomplete parts
- fractionalDescribing incomplete portions
- piecemealIn separate stages
sketchy · limited · obscured · tantalizing · elusive · hazy · vague · indistinct · unclear · shadowy
- faint signshints, traces, inklings, whispers, suggestions
- cluesclue, clues, hint, hints, cue
- Fleeting Thingsbreath, blink, wink, glance, whispers
- foresightforesight, precognition, futurology, forethought, premonition
- premonitionspremonitions, forebodings, presentiments, forewarnings, omens
- clarityclearness, clear, obvious, simplification, concise
glimpsesstares
Prolonged fixed looks
gazes · watches · ogles · gawks · contemplates