SLIDES Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of slide

as in sneaks

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 flows

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 crawls

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

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slides

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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.

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The former Syracuse standout, who starred during the preseason, immediately slides in as Malik Willis’ backup. — Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026 These breezy, versatile pants can be dressed up with a boatneck top and heeled sandals or paired with a button-down shirt and slides for a more relaxed look. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2026 During an El Niño, those winds slacken, and the warm water slides eastward, leading to waters becoming generally one to two degrees Celsius above normal in the area around the Galápagos. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026 During a lunar eclipse, the Earth slides between the Sun and the Moon, casting a giant shadow over the lunar surface. — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 The absorbent cork protects your surfaces and satisfyingly slides down the table when someone needs a reminder. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026 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

Noun

An executive questioned whether seven slides sufficiently demonstrated all our work. — Mustafa Shreet, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 At one point, Musashi slips on mud and slides headfirst through a crowd of Samurai. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026 Because the amount of charge scales with how far a drop slides and the coating’s ability to resist scales with its thickness, the effect has a limit. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026 Surveillance footage showed a dark-haired man with tattoos on his arms wearing a black graphic T-shirt, black sweatpants and black-and-gold slides, and a woman with red hair wearing a black shirt, black skirt and black boot-style shoes. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Loose slides can also rub against the skin, causing abrasions or blisters. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026 Cox seems to be smartly wearing supportive slides in her kitchen video, which not only enhanced her outfit but also supported her feet. — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 20 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slides

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Manual friction sneaks in as systems fail to scale with growth or suffer from poor implementation.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Caminos, who is on a different floor, sneaks around on foot to try and evade detection.

— Jay Peters, The Verge, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of sneaks

Verb

Hairy-nosed wombat births are hard to spot, as after about a 30-day pregnancy, the joey crawls into its mother’s pouch.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
Researchers have developed a new control framework that enables humanoid robots to perform agile movements, including army crawls, breakdancing and backflips.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of crawls

Noun

The debris created by the various landslides have also blocked nine hydropower tunnels in Nepal's Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, trapping 933 workers from Nepal, South Korea and China.

— Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
The number of people confirmed killed after propulsive landslides tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday now exceeds 900.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of landslides

Verb

Viewed through a singular perspective, the camera glides with measured precision, reflecting her focus and quiet intensity.

— Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Start your visit with a ride on the Bretton Woods Skyway Gondola, which glides above the treetops to reveal sweeping views of the Presidential Range painted in brilliant shades of crimson, amber and gold.

— Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of glides

Verb

The new district snakes up through Kansas City’s urban core, in an attempt to create a district more favorable for Republicans in the 5th District.

— Jack Harvel July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
The story of McCarthy’s life was written on this winding street that snakes through a small, working-class corner of Pittsburgh where the Monongahela River bends.

— Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of snakes

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The droughts, floods, and crop yield reductions brought on by El Niño represent one of the primary risk factors.

— , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
The advancing gas front improves sweep efficiency by penetrating tight, unreached reservoir compartments that standard water-injection floods bypass during secondary extraction campaigns.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

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