SLID Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

slid

verb

past tense of slide

as in sneaked

to move about in a sly or secret manner slid gently into his seat without anyone else in church noticing

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as in flowed

to move or proceed smoothly and readily at this point the river slides along its banks with barely a ripple

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as in crept

to move slowly with the body close to the ground the convict escaped by sliding through the prison's ductwork

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Recent Examples of slid In this way, the two belted seats can be positioned forward for the drive to camp, clearing load space for luggage and gear, then slid all the way back into lounge form at camp. —

New Atlas, 12 June 2026 Space stocks — The group slid, reversing earlier gains. —

Darla Mercado, Cfp®,fred Imbert, CNBC, 12 June 2026 Mounted on either side of the steering wheel, each Halo wheel correlates with functions that get brought up on the digital gauge cluster depending on how they are pushed, pulled, slid, or rotated. —

Joel Feder, The Drive, 11 June 2026 The boat slid downstream, the water creating a lane lined with lily pads and gently bowing water grass. —

John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026 Average reading performance for 13-year-olds has slid back to levels last seen in the early 1970s, erasing decades of progress just as these students head into high school. —

Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 Quarterly gaming revenue has slid, and Xbox’s hardware revenue has endured 30%-plus declines. —

Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 9 June 2026 Lomu also rotated at left tackle with the second-team offense and briefly slid into right guard during a final walkthrough period. —

Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026 Sanchez slid into home and the ball appeared to loosen from the glove of Redwood catcher Aubrie Jenkins on a throw from left field by freshman Kyrie Rodriguez based on video replay. —

Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 4 June 2026

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Lee nearly snuck a single into right field in the bottom of the fourth, but second baseman Nico Hoerner made a diving stop of Lee’s grounder to rob him of a hit.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
Shortly afterward, Lee Jae-sung sneaked behind the defense and had the ball on his foot near the goal but couldn't score.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 2026