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at first glance

ADJECTIVE

extemporaneous/extemporary

Synonyms

WEAK

ad hoc ad lib automatic by ear casual expedient extempore free immediate impromptu improv improvisatory improviso informal jamming made-up makeshift off the cuff off the top of head offhand on impulse on-the-spot snap spontaneous spur-of-the-moment taking for ride thought out loud tossed off tossed out unplanned unpremeditated unprepared unstudied winging it

Antonyms

WEAK

planned prepared read rehearsed written

ADVERB

superficially

Synonyms

STRONGEST

outwardly

WEAK

apparently carelessly casually externally extraneously flimsily frivolously hastily ignorantly not profoundly not thoroughly on the surface once over lightly ostensibly partially skim to the casual eye

Antonyms

WEAK

carefully deeply thoroughly

Example Sentences

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Ilunga’s garment — a streetwear-inspired jacket and shorts set — looks minimal at first glance, but up close, it’s engineered for movement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

That might not seem strange at first glance.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

And at first glance, the return of one on loan from a library in the West Midlands would not seem something to cause a lot of fuss.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

What the court said there is, You can’t exclude a group based on its religious identity, and that at first glance seems harmless, right?

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

Because at first glance it just seemed like a small hole in the ground, except it was weird there was no snow there.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

at first glance

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