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

Show Caption 1 of 11 Chicago White Sox pinch-runner Junior Perez slides safely into second base as Cleveland Guardians shortstop Brayan Rocchio (4) attempts to tag him in the ninth inning of a game at Rate Field on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. — Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Here is what these sinks actually do, what slides into them and why designers keep calling them the new heart of the kitchen. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Pull the window button up, and the shade electronically slides up into place. — Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Campers and off-road enthusiasts will most certainly be giddy about the open-air setup, since the doors and rear glass come off and the power roof slides back for a true open-air feel. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026

Each secures and slides via a series of side rails that look very similar to the ones for adjusting height of the grates on my Camp Chef vault smoker. — New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

One more try and the orchestra slides up the expressive contrast a few notches to intensify the feeling of lurching from mood to mood. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Cook until the edges/sides/tips are very dark brown and a paring knife easily slides in and out. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Then, every few minutes, a ship the size of a city block slides through the back of the frame. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Noun

Trim Your Presentation To Essentials Cut your slides in half, then cut them again. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Gradually, the notion of trading PowerPoint slides and Excel spreadsheets for something more elemental became intoxicating. — Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

In previous years, Gonzalez and commission member Don Gibson both recall using slides that were submitted on the same day as commission meetings. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

First introduced for the Carla loafer, the concept has now been extended to sandals and slides. — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Vintage dresser drawers are usually hand-built using joinery and simple wood-on-wood slides. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026

By the time Simon helped with the redecoration, her dad had settled into another chapter of life, selling arcade games and raising his family, and leaving the traces of his former career stored in a large collection of Kodachrome slides. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

The video below shows IvyCraft in action across slides, infographics, podcasts, and other content formats. — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

The last few slides show more of the peaceful surroundings the pair got to soak in together during their trip, including the stars shining brightly on a clear night, followed by cows grazing in an open field. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026