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skid

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Synonyms & Antonyms of skid

(Entry 1 of 2)

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

the local economy skidded when the last manufacturing plant moved away

Synonyms for skid

crash,
crater,
decline,
descend,
dip,
dive,
drop,
fall,
lower,
nose-dive,
plummet,
plunge,
sink,
tumble

Words Related to skid

abate,
decrease,
de-escalate,
die (down),
diminish,
droop,
dwindle,
ebb,
lessen,
let up,
moderate,
subside,
taper off,
wane

recede,
retreat

Near Antonyms for skid

accumulate,
balloon,
build,
burgeon
(also bourgeon),
enlarge,
escalate,
expand,
grow,
increase,
intensify,
mushroom,
pick up,
snowball,
swell,
wax

Antonyms for skid

arise,
ascend,
lift,
mount,
rise,
soar,
spike,
up

skid

noun

Synonyms of skid (Entry 2 of 2)

as in slide, plunge

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for skid

descent,
dive,
plunge,
slide

misstep,
trip

free-fall

header,
pratfall

fall,
slip,
spill,
stumble,
tumble

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“Skid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skid. Accessed 21 Sep. 2021.

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