Synonyms and antonyms of To read something quickly in American Thesaurus

glance (verb)

to read something quickly and not very carefully

scan (verb)

to read something very quickly, in order to get a general idea of its meaning or to find particular information

skim (verb)

to read something quickly and not very carefully

flick through ()

to turn the pages of a book, magazine, newspaper, etc. very quickly looking at some of the pages for a very short time

look at ()

to read something quickly so that you can give an opinion on it

run down ()

to quickly read everything on a list

browse (verb)

to look at information or pictures in a book or magazine, without looking for anything in particular

look through ()

to read something quickly, especially to find the information you need

leaf through ()

to turn the pages of a book or a pile of papers quickly and without looking at them carefully

dip into ()

to read, watch, or listen to small amounts of something such as a piece of writing or a program

flip (verb)

to quickly turn the pages in a book, magazine, etc.

give/take/have a glance (at) ()

to read something quickly and not very carefully

page through ()

to turn the pages of a book, newspaper, or magazine quickly without reading or looking at it carefully

riffle (verb)

to quickly turn over pages or papers

run/cast your eye(s) over something ()

to look at or read something very quickly

run through ()

to explain or to read something quickly

run your eyes over something ()

to look at or read something very quickly

thumb through ()

to quickly turn the pages of a book, magazine, or newspaper

turn (verb)

if you turn the page of a book or magazine, you move it in order to read a different page