Synonyms of slalom

slalom

verb

as in to weave

to move suddenly aside or to and fro

slalomed through the crowd with the ease of an Olympic skier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weave
• duck
• dodge
• zigzag
• turn
• sidestep
• slide
• jink
• escape
• evade
• avoid
• slip
• elude
• parry
• skirt
• deflect
• shirk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slalom

That made Wednesday’s slalom her final chance to reach the podium. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026

In a cult classic 1976 film, The Bill Koch Experience, the star slaloms at perilous speed through low brush, dodges cows in a pasture, and also leaps off a boulder, only to tumble. — Bill Donahue, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026

Similar to slalom on skis, two snowboarders race downhill side-by-side weaving back and forth past gates or flags. — Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026

Moltzan figured Shiffrin would slalom down the course and win the combined, for her and Johnson, by at least a second. — Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Feb. 2026