Synonyms of coasting

coasting

verb

present participle of coast

as in flowing

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

coasting along easily in the light traffic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flowing
• cruising
• drifting
• sailing
• gliding
• sliding
• slipping
• rolling
• brushing
• sweeping
• flying
• speeding
• racing
• breezing
• streaming
• rushing
• bowling
• skimming
• whisking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggling
• floundering
• stumbling
• trudging
• limping
• plodding
• lumbering
• shuffling
• laboring
• stomping
• toiling
• stamping
• tramping
• shambling
• stumping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coasting

When the context naturally reinforces good character — the team is well run, norms are healthy, and the culture rewards showing up as your best self — the risk is coasting. — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Settling the score, meanwhile, is Randy Newman, whose fourth Pixar collaboration ambles along agreeably, accompanied by drivin’ tunes performed by Rascal Flatts, Sheryl Crow and Brad Paisley that are perfect for coasting along those alternate routes. — Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026

The days of learning a skill once and coasting on it for life are over. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 8 June 2026

Elsewhere on the ballot, a tax break for local businesses was on its way to passing in Tuesday’s earliest returns with 76% approval, while a procedural move by legislators to scale back the responsibilities of a pension review board was also coasting to victory with 72% of the vote. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

Cepeda was widely expected to advance to the second round as the only leftist candidate, coasting off of the fervent support from incumbent President Gustavo Petro’s base. — Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026

With the Brewers coasting to a 6-0 lead in the eighth inning, the 25-year-old struck out Alec Burleson and immediately launched into a series of WWE-style, D-Generation X crotch chops. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026

Heat shield faces test With the engine relight canceled, Starship spent much of the mission coasting quietly through space before beginning its return to Earth. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026

Then, as the French were coasting to victory, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was tackled by Mandzukic, and the ball bounced in. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 10 May 2026