SLIDE Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈslīd

Definition of slide

as in to sneak

to move about in a sly or secret manner slid gently into his seat without anyone else in church noticing

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as in to flow

to move or proceed smoothly and readily at this point the river slides along its banks with barely a ripple

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as in to crawl

to move slowly with the body close to the ground the convict escaped by sliding through the prison's ductwork

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slide

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noun

as in flood

a large mass especially of snow, ice, dirt, or rocks descending from a high place The slide caused by the storm made the road impassable.

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Recent Examples of slide

Verb

Walmart tends to slide in some sneaky deals as the year goes on, so stay tuned for any new updates to their iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max promotions. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026 That is on top of his history of cheap shots on the field, including the brutal late hit on a sliding Trevor Lawrence that earned him a three-game suspension. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Noun

On Wall Street, stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry held steadier following their worldwide slide earlier in the week, after leaders of the AI industry called for a slowdown in development to address safety issues for humanity. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Instead of sitting through slides, staff can practice realistic conversations in a safe environment, learn from mistakes and repeat rare scenarios as often as needed. — Russell Sarder, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slide

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slide

Verb

Florida snuck by the namesake SEC rival 44-39 in their first meeting since 2019.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Armstrong even sneaked ahead and pulled off a proper jump scare as himself, pointing out a mirror that created a hiding spot for performers.

— Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of sneak

Verb

Suki, who had been with her new family only a few weeks, had crawled into an opening in an entertainment center cabinet and could not get out.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
And the weirdness of the blue, blue sky above, while hundreds of men crawl around like ants on the rubble.

— Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of crawl

Noun

The emergency declaration will help coordinate and mobilize supplies and mitigation work across the state, including flood mitigation and snow preparation.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Light floods through the floor-to-ceiling windows of The Pizza Bar on 38th, located inside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Nihonbashi.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of flood

Verb

My king bed was crisp, puffy, and beyond dreamy to slip into after a long day on my feet.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Once those stocks are depleted and if the pipeline remains closed, loadings could begin to slip, while replacement cargoes from the Americas or West Africa can take more than a month to reach Asia.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of slip

Verb

Metromover right outside to glide over to the Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) or the Frost Museum of Science in downtown.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
JoJo, Messing and Newport quickly whipped out their phones to capture videos of the models gliding down the runway and posing right in front of them before continuing their trek around Cipriani in downtown Manhattan.

— Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of glide

Verb

Something like hope crept toward me when my oncologist was vulnerable about her own health.

— David Elkowitz, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026
This is happening as emergency room visits for COVID-like illness creep upward in nearly every part of the state, according to the NC Division of Public Health.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of creep

Noun

When glaciers retreat, the result can create glacial lakes prone to outburst floods and unstable slopes prone to landslides like Nepal experienced.

— Tarun Gopalakrishnan, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Merz, a conservative, is facing tremendous pressure in the wake of the far-right AfD's landslide state election victory in Saxony-Anhalt last week.

— Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of landslide

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