SKIDS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of skid

as in dips

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

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skids

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noun

plural of skid

as in slides

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Verb

The former is a ring on the bottom of the rock that skids across the ice, and the latter is a band around the sides of the rock that collides with other rocks (ideally knocking an opponent’s rock off the bull’s-eye or nudging your team’s closer to it). — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026 Cargo plane skids off runway in Hong Kong An Emirates Boeing 747 cargo plane skidded off the runway after arriving at Hong Kong International Airport and landed in the sea, according to airport authority. — Clara McMichael, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025

Noun

If your vehicle skids, gently steer in the direction of the skid to regain control. — Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026

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At the other side of the woods the land dips into a ravine, the great trees end and dense bushes clot the bank.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Salsas and dips including jalapeños have also been pulled from grocery stores across the United States.

— Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of dips

Verb

Wisconsin only falls one spot after being competitive with Notre Dame for more than a half.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
When the baseline is agreed early, each new agent inherits it, and the cost and risk of every additional deployment falls rather than rising.

— Krishnaveni Palanivelu, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of falls

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As part of the campaign, TAT is running trips that bring filmmakers, producers, influencers and cultural figures into these locations along both a B2B track focused on production logistics and a B2C track aimed at travelers.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Instead, the ghosts of flower power rose from their graves and cursed the entire Sex Squadron with a thundercloud of paranoia from all the bad acid trips ever to hit Haight-Ashbury.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

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And most recently, the 400-acre Tucson outpost transformed its 29,000-square-foot Life in Balance Spa for the resort’s 30th anniversary, adding cold plunges and enhancing its existing amenities.

— Jessica Ritz, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
Some are scholarly, some deliciously indiscreet, all are perceptive in one way or another, and one plunges wholesale into obsession.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of plunges

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Ho-seok declines to participate, but Mi-ok becomes Ye-ji’s interview subject, and then, after a fashion, her friend.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
But a 2023 study found that construction professionals perceived the fast-track strategy as posing a different set of risks, including construction errors and productivity declines, when better productivity is supposed to be the whole point.

— Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of declines

Verb

Northern Illinois drops after not recording a first down at Iowa until late in the third quarter against the Hawkeyes' third-string defense.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Highlights and experiences It is always a special event stepping out of Venice’s airport onto a pontoon and a polished mahogany water taxi that drops you off canalside near your hotel, after a purr through the Grand Canal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

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