GLIDE Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

glide

verb

ˈglīd

Definition of glide

as in to flow

to move or proceed smoothly and readily looking for a college course that he could just glide through

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as in to fly

to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings a kite gliding on the autumn breeze

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as in to hover

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air water striders gliding along the surface of the brook

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Recent Examples of glide Viewed through a singular perspective, the camera glides with measured precision, reflecting her focus and quiet intensity. — Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 In the videos, shot by drone by Joanna Steidle, the creatures can be seen gliding just beneath the water’s surface like hundreds of raviolis floating in aquamarine broth. — Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026 Watch giant ore boats glide beneath the iconic Aerial Lift Bridge, browse Canal Park’s lakeside shops, and stroll the Lakewalk. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 7 Aug. 2026 Video from his dash camera shows the aircraft gliding under a highway sign, missing it by mere feet, before touching down in the empty lanes. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for glide

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Verb

According to regulators, the investments all flowed through Spaventa.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Using the streams as indicators of the groundwater flowing beneath them, Campbell is building a model to identify the best potential sites in Idaho for a subsurface dam.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of flow

Verb

So a new grant, under the early-stage NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, aims to create small, flying vehicles that could explore those caves.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026
When not searching for glass floats, enjoy other pastimes like tide pooling, beachcombing, and kite flying (home to two kite festivals, Lincoln City calls itself the Kite Capital of the World).

— Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of fly

Verb

In addition, jobless claims have hovered around 200,000 a week, and the number of job openings has been rising over the past six months, Slok pointed out.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
No one will string the words together and actually say it out loud, but as former players and Campbell tap-dance around the uncomfortable question about what’s changed, the message hovering between the lines is not difficult to read.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of hover

Verb

Their antennae are straight rather than elbowed, and winged termites, known as swarmers, have four wings that are roughly equal in length.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026
The color was also gently smudged below her lower lashes, winging ever so faintly upward at the outer corner.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 20 July 2026

Definition of wing

Verb

Jaissle is likely to have his own prospective midfield names, too, who were not actively being floated before he was appointed.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
But that identical physical phenomenon might soon change how miniature robots fly, float, and navigate complex environments.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of float

Verb

The incident took place earlier this month when a vessel was sailing in a fjord in northeastern Svalbard, around 620 miles from the North Pole.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
However, tankers bound for Asia from the Mediterranean must sail around Africa, adding roughly 25 days to the journey compared with the Bab-el Mandeb route.

— , CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of sail

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Farmers are among the hardest hit, with their crops set to be badly affected by soaring temperatures and lack of water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
The property was in private ownership for generations, its soaring cliffs and sand dunes hidden from motorists zooming along the road between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

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