BROWSE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈbrau̇z

Definition of browse

as in to peek

to take a quick or hasty look browsed through the stacks looking for interesting books

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in to graze

to feed on grass or herbs cows browsing in fields are a common sight along that stretch of the road

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browse

2 of 2

noun

as in scan

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Recent Examples of browse

Verb

However, the interface relies heavily on massive, auto-playing video tiles and blocky promotional banners that constantly compete for your attention, making the overall browsing experience a bit too cluttered and chaotic for my liking. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 28 July 2026 Visitors making a quick stop can also return books or browse recent releases. — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Noun

These fire regimes supported the humans dependent on meat, the mammals dependent on early-successional browse and grass, and the plants dependent on fire and light. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 Grub at Boxcar or the browse Food Hall options. — Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for browse

Recent Examples of Synonyms for browse

Verb

Balloons float above an exploding castle, a giant peeks from behind the bushes and wizards throw flames in the foreground.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
Big Uncle, a middle-aged security guard at a downtown bank, peeked into the kitchen.

— Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

Definition of peek

Verb

The Kenya Wildlife Service warned that the contamination could have wider consequences because livestock also graze in the area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
In California, where the size and intensity of wildfires have increased, 400 goats and 100 sheep have been deployed in Fresno to graze on yellow star thistle, a weed that can help to spread fires.

— Lea Tran, TheWeek, 29 July 2026

Definition of graze

Noun

One is a coronary artery calcium scan, a specialized CT scan that looks for calcified plaque in the arteries supplying the heart.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
The club’s longest-serving player limped off early on and will undergo scans to determine the extent of the damage.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of scan

Verb

In another of Nishimura’s photographs, CNN’s chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins glances warily in the direction of Brian Glenn, a former White House correspondent for the conservative streaming network Real America’s Voice.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Years after Cryptina had seemingly faded into obscurity, Ryan was in a New York emergency room when a doctor walked in, glanced at his chart, and suddenly stopped.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026

Definition of glance

Browse Nearby Words

brown study

browse

browsed

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