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flip through

VERB
browse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
leaf through peruse read scan skim
STRONG
feed graze nibble survey
WEAK
check over dip into examine cursorily get the cream give the once-over glance at hit the high spots inspect loosely once over lightly pass an eye over read here and there riff through riffle through run through skip through thumb through wander
VERB
dip into
Synonyms
WEAK
appropriate browse dabble get glance at glance over leaf through peruse play at rifle through run over run through scan seize skim take taste thumb through
VERB
glance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flash peek peer scan
STRONG
browse gaze glimpse peep see view
WEAK
check out dip into get a load of leaf through riffle through run over run through skim through take a gander take in thumb through
Antonyms
STRONG
ignore
WEAK
stare
VERB
read
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gather interpret know learn refer to scan see study translate view
STRONG
apprehend comprehend construe decipher discover glance perceive peruse skim unravel
WEAK
bury oneself in dip into go over go through leaf through make out pore over scratch the surface
Antonyms
STRONGEST
forget ignore misinterpret misunderstand neglect overlook
STRONG
lose miss
WEAK
write
VERB
riffle
Synonyms
STRONG
feed graze leaf nibble peruse read scan skim survey thumb
WEAK
check over dip into examine cursorily get the cream give the once-over glance at hit the high spots inspect loosely leaf through once over lightly pass an eye over read here and there riff through riffle through run through skip through thumb through wander
Antonyms
STRONG
neglect
VERB
scan
Synonyms
STRONGEST
browse check examine flash leaf through look through scour search skim thumb through
STRONG
consider contemplate inquire investigate look overlook regard riff riffle rumble study survey sweep
WEAK
dip into give the once-over glance at glance over have a look-see look up and down run over run through size up take a gander take stock of
Antonyms
STRONG
discard disregard forget ignore look away neglect
VERB
skim
Synonyms
STRONGEST
browse glance leaf through scan skip thumb through
STRONG
dip examine read riff riffle
WEAK
brush over get the cream give the once-over glance over go once over lightly hit the high spots read swiftly run eye over turn the pages
Antonyms
WEAK
pour

Example Sentences

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We’re still picnicking under piñatas, and some of us still gather at newsstands to flip through artful magazines and meet like-minded strangers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Sure, I’ll still flip through my kids’ catalogs, but I feel a sense of relief knowing I won’t spend entire days scouring the web for a few bucks off a figure I will never open.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2024

Among them facsimiles of relevant ephemera are bound in mismatching formats: foldout drawings, transparencies, die-cuttings and pamphlets whose archival relevance you must flip through to ascertain.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024

The officers flip through papers as several men sit expectantly inside.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023

I flip through my favorite blue notebook, looking at all the daily checklists from the past few weeks.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison