SKATED Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

skated

verb

Definition of skated next

past tense of skate

as in slid

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slid
glided

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Recent Examples of skated Foerster skated on a line with Trevor Zegras and Owen Tippett on the first line during the Flyers' morning skate Thursday, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia's Jordan Hall. —

Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 Greaves didn’t see Blue Jackets center Isac Lundeström heading his way, and when Lundeström skated past him, the puck glanced off his right skate and bounced into the net. —

Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skated

slid

Verb

When Holloway pulled the puck back to his forehand to finish into the empty net, he was robbed by Morrissey, who had slid desperately to his left like a street hockey goalie to make a shocking stick save.

— Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
In just seconds, those pesky signs of aging were nearly invisible, and my makeup slid over them instead of sinking in.

— Cathy Nelson, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026