SKIDDING Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

skidding

verb

present participle of skid

as in falling

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 skidding The car ended up on its side after skidding back into the road. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Jared Jones pitched six strong innings, Jake Mangum had an RBI double in the second inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Angels 1-0 on Friday night. — Jared Jones, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 That chase ends with a semitruck pulling a tank of liquid nitrogen overturning and skidding into an active steel mill, spilling liquid nitrogen all over the street. — ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 The Minnesota United had been skidding until this weekend's five-goal blowout win against one of the better teams in the Western Conference. — Ren Clayton, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Suddenly, her back wheel slipped, and she was thrown off, skidding across the road before a car towing a trailer ran over her. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 The car toppled a large oak tree and stopped skidding near Hills and Dales Road. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 The 24-year-old Italian was mixing woeful drop shots with regulation misses (Sinner made 54 unforced errors in the first three sets) against Kecmanović, who was serving brilliantly and skidding the ball through the court. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 29 June 2026 While the artificial intelligence chipmaker is up about 12% in 2026, shares have been skidding in the past month, losing roughly 3%. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 22 June 2026

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To make matters worse, Tesla’s profits have been falling while SpaceX’s bottom line is taking off.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
That means paying off your cards is more important than ever to avoid falling deeper into debt.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of falling

Verb

Some opening day effects are long gone, such as the illusion created by actual shifting doors at the start of the attraction, or visions of tumbling rubble near its beginning.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The call followed the release of solid financial results for the July-to-September quarter, though lower fourth-quarter and full-year guidance spooked investors and sent Netflix shares tumbling in after-hours trading.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of tumbling

Verb

The sharp shoulders of the gown featured an extra layer of black lace, with a slightly plunging neckline that continued the scalloped motif incorporated throughout.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Kardashian’s plunging corset dress featured several midriff cutouts and a semi-sheer, floor-length skirt in black.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of plunging

Verb

Also suffering declines in attendance were Knott’s Berry Farm and Six Flags’ Magic Mountain, each dipping about 4%.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
But those of us who are just dipping our toes into the trend should stick to one motif and keep the rest neutral.

— Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of dipping

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Chinese firms have been suffering from declining profit growth amid intense competition that has eroded margins and even invited the government to step in.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
While program closures at colleges and universities often result from declining enrollment or a financial crisis, our decisions at Valencia are driven by neither.

— Kathleen Plinske, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of declining

Verb

Video on social media appears to show Patterson rappelling from the arena’s rafters on a rope, and plummeting fast to the ground.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Bumper earnings from bellwether tech giants Anthropic and TSMC did little to assuage a market that has turned bearish on the AI trade, sending stocks plummeting.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of plummeting

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Her work at both ends of the court — including dropping a shocking 30 points in Game 2 against the league’s best defense — has led the Dream to a dominant start in the series.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
But there’s something to be said for dropping your adversary off in a Chicago beset by a mushroom cloud.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of dropping

Verb

The legend goes that on foggy nights, during the full moon, those standing at the Cooksey Drive Overlook in Seal Harbor, just outside Acadia National Park, can hear the slaves in the hold of a sinking ship crying for help.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Rain had turned much of our trails into sinking mud, and rock faces to gripless stone.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

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