Synonyms of slides

slides 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of slide

1

as in sneaks

to move about in a sly or secret manner

slid gently into his seat without anyone else in church noticing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sneaks
• lurks
• slips
• crawls
• steals
• snakes
• slinks
• skulks
• shirks
• tiptoes
• inches
• mouses
• pussyfoots
• edges
• creeps
• mooches
• worms
• pads
• ghosts

2

as in flows

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

at this point the river slides along its banks with barely a ripple

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flows
• glides
• cruises
• slips
• drifts
• sails
• brushes
• streams
• rolls
• bowls
• sweeps
• races
• flies
• speeds
• rushes
• coasts
• whisks
• breezes
• skims

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggles
• stumbles
• flounders
• shuffles
• trudges
• limps
• stamps
• plods
• lumbers
• stumps
• stomps
• labors
• tramps
• toils
• shambles

3

as in crawls

to move slowly with the body close to the ground

the convict escaped by sliding through the prison's ductwork

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crawls
• snakes
• creeps
• slithers
• worms
• wriggles
• sneaks
• crouches
• bellies
• inches
• grovels
• squats
• edges
• tiptoes
• steals
• noses
• skulks

slides

2 of 2

noun

plural of slide

as in landslides

a large mass especially of snow, ice, dirt, or rocks descending from a high place

The slide caused by the storm made the road impassable.

Related Words

• landslides
• floods
• avalanches
• torrents
• washouts
• mudslides
• surges
• bursts
• rivers
• snowslides
• flood tides
• overflows
• gushes
• outflows
• tides
• flushes
• streams
• baths
• cataracts
• inundations
• outpourings
• currents
• outbursts
• deluges
• discharges
• engulfments
• cascades
• Niagaras
• inflows
• waterfalls
• cataclysms
• spates
• fluxes
• influxes
• alluvions
• blizzards

Dissimilar Words

• drips
• trickles
• dribbles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slides

Verb

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert slides for a short gain against the Rams in the first half Sunday at SoFi Stadium. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Heading upward, these slides impart moments of ecstatic, unworldly levitation. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

Or maybe game management slides in a couple of key situations, or maybe there’s a stretch of questionable play-calling. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

While Ortega doesn’t portray the character’s beliefs with that same dismissiveness, what’s supposed to be a grand act of love and sacrifice nevertheless just slides past, as though the whole movie were coated in Teflon. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Under pressure, Ederson spots that John Stones has drifted into a pocket of space and slides the ball through, taking three players out of the game with a simple pass and encouraging his team-mate to move forward with purpose. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

For example, Bosch models usually have a round filter that twists and lifts out, while some GE dishwashers feature a filter that slides straight out from its compartment. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2026

The album slides between styles surprisingly smoothly and with a remarkable assurance; a raft of collaborators contribute production (primarily Bartees Strange, Grammy winner Mike Elizondo and Avis Reese) but there’s no question who’s in charge. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

At one point during a meeting with Elon Musk, Altman sits on the arm of Sutskever’s chair and then slides into the chair with him, almost trying to fold into him. — Hayden Field, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Noun

Belgian artist Carsten Höller’s giant, spiraling silver slides have made their way to Arte Abierto Polanco in Mexico City as part of a permanent installation. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

After obtaining search warrants, authorities seized about 27 items, including slides, film negatives and books, from the first unit. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

The suspect was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, gray pants and brown slides. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

But Jonathan Fodi, a 28-year-old East Village resident wearing Adidas slides, was all for the divisive Chanel style. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

Users can scroll through webpages, pinch to zoom in on photos, drag and drop slides between presentations, and move windows around the screen using touch gestures. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Users can pinch to zoom, move presentation slides, and rearrange windows directly on the display. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

The assistant, which is built on AI models from Apple and OpenAI, can understand a document’s context to perform tasks like designing, animating, and refining slides in Keynote. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026

The pre-filter slides out for easy upkeep, and a particle sensor provides accurate readouts of airborne particulate matter (a standard metric for measuring air quality). — Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026