SKIDDED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

skidded

verb

past tense of skid

as in fell

to go to a lower level especially abruptly the local economy skidded when the last manufacturing plant moved away

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Recent Examples of skidded The Mando movie took a 69% drop at the domestic box office in its second weekend, while Masters of the Universe skidded 71% in its second frame. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 Paul, wild with concern, leaped from his mount and skidded down the bank. — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 As the ball skidded past Caglianone, Houston’s Joey Loperfido scored the go-ahead run. — Kansas City Star, 14 June 2026 The ball skidded against the dirt and deflected off the base over Bryce Harper’s head. — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026 In the video, a red car skidded across the intersection after investigators say it was rear-ended by a white Land Rover. — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 27 May 2026 In 2015, Kathmandu was closed for multiple days after a Turkish Airlines plane skidded off the runway while landing in dense fog, per the outlet. — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026 The ball skidded though the green, banged off the Truist fencing and boomeranged right back into the same bunker. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2026 In 2015, a Turkish Airlines jet landing in dense fog in Kathmandu skidded off a slippery runway shutting down the airport for several days. — ABC News, 10 May 2026

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Countless trees were felled and taken to Eugene for processing in mills or floated up the Willamette to Portland, the sawn trunks chained together in massive, bobbing rafts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Messi had produced another vintage performance three weeks earlier, this time at the Nou Camp, where the Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng toppled over like a tree that had been felled.

— Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of fell

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For Friday’s clash between Spain and Belgium, prices have plunged 65%, according to TickPick, a secondary ticket marketplace.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
Though brief, Yoon’s martial law declaration plunged South Korea into a political crisis, paralyzing politics and high-level diplomacy while rattling financial markets.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026

Definition of plunged

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This mixture is pushed through an extruder to form tiny, sprinkle-like cylinders, which are then tumbled in a rapidly spinning chamber to round them into near-spherical particles.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
AstraZeneca — The biopharmaceutical company tumbled 8% after its heart disease drug, Wainua, failed to meet its target in a late-stage clinical trial.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Definition of tumbled

Verb

The firm declined to share Henderson’s declaration, citing a confidentiality agreement.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Attorneys for the defendants have denied the allegations in court, and MetroLoft declined to comment on the pending litigation on Thursday.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of declined

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Immigration raids and wildfires dissuaded tourists from visiting, and even Canadian tourists who typically make up the largest number of foreign visitors to California dropped 21%.

— Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Just before the trial was set to commence in May, Lively dropped her lawsuit and settled with Baldoni and Wayfarer.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 July 2026

Definition of dropped

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Previous problems with the Pfizer-building renovation also came to light in the press—a fall off a ladder and objects that plummeted to the street below.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
In Grokipedia’s example, the site's traffic plummeted between January and February 2026.

— Bar Maimon, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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