Synonyms and antonyms of To read something quickly in British Thesaurus

glance (verb)

to read something quickly and not very carefully

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

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

to look at or read something very quickly

run through ()

to explain or to read something quickly

dip into ()

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

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

have a flick through something ()

to look quickly at things such as the pages of a book or magazine

page through ()

to turn the pages of a book, newspaper, or magazine quickly without reading or looking at it carefully. The usual British word is leaf through

riffle (verb)

to quickly turn over pages or papers

run your eyes over something ()

to look at or read something very quickly

scan (verb)

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

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