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.

Synonyms & Similar 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drips
• trickles
• dribbles