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

Standing in the shadow of the Moon is one of the rarest opportunities to directly sense the mechanics of our Solar System, when the dance between three celestial bodies slides into perfect alignment. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

Performances take place at the Burning Hills Amphitheatre, a nearly three-thousand-person outdoor arena with dramatic views of the Badlands; at a pivotal moment, the stage set slides open and horses gallop onstage. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

The top glass also slides backward, allowing the heat from the chamber to vent out the top of the machine for softer filaments like PLA and TPU. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026

When packing up, the legs collapse parallel to the main body, so the entire unit forms a slim profile that slides into the side pocket or main compartment of a standard backpack. — New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2026

Fierro Morales noted that western Colombia lies along a subduction zone, where one tectonic plate slides beneath another. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Adventure seekers will want to check out the park’s 39-foot-tall body slides or try surfing the Pipeline, which pumps 48,645 gallons of water per minute. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026

Avalanche deaths can also occur through blunt force trauma as the snow slides slam into people and sweep them into trees or boulders, or in some cases over cliff edges. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

More jarring is the dreamlike way Ted slides back into England. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026

Noun

Instead of static presentations and slides, founders can demonstrate live services capable of registering users and simulating key use cases. — Ihor Hamal, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Depending on the school and the child’s grade, some teachers follow a set agenda, with presentation slides, packets or lists of topics to cover. — Cheyanne Mumphrey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

These are new locations designed almost entirely around the obstacle course model — three-level structures that add elements like soccer zones and slides. — Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

The financial transaction is complete, the tax benefit is secured, and the question of where the money actually goes slides quietly to the bottom of the to-do list. — Nick Allardice, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Until 2019, many others who looked at the slides and wave pool probably thought the same thing. — Katherine Chircus, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Designers have proposed a towering structure with multiple rope bridges, intricate metal slides, climbing structures, nets and more. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026

Neil told his side of the story in full in the remaining three slides of the text post. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026

Crews, which included members of the California National Guard, had to perform avalanche mitigation work to keep the recovery teams safe from further slides. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026