GLIDE Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

glide

verb

ˈglīd

Definition of glide

as in to flow

to move or proceed smoothly and readily looking for a college course that he could just glide through

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as in to fly

to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings a kite gliding on the autumn breeze

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as in to hover

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air water striders gliding along the surface of the brook

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Recent Examples of glide Xerf uses dual-frequency energy administered through a patented device that glides across the skin. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026 The Rangers announced the devastating news on Saturday following a scary injury in which the 30-year-old’s right skate jammed into the post while gliding across his crease in the first period. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 His camera glides around rooms and pans at opportune moments to maximize the power of offscreen space. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 Arrive to the hotel by boat from the train station or airport and glide up an empty canal to the water entrance where a grand, rosy Gothic building rises out of the water. — Mary Holland, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for glide

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Verb

From there, wine flowed as attendees tucked into filet mignon and sea bass while chatting across large burgundy floral centerpieces.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Some of the weapons from American manufacturers purchased during the Biden administration are still flowing to Ukraine, but many of those contracts have been fulfilled.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of flow

Verb

With a police helicopter hovering overhead, police started using tear gas and a water cannon in an effort to move the protesters back.

— Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Daytime temperatures hovered in the upper 40s to low 50s this week in Halifax, with overnight lows in the 30s, according to weather reports.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of hover

Verb

For the past 15 years, Ishmael Butler and his cast of collaborators have drifted further and further into the outer reaches, deconstructing and reassembling hip-hop, jazz, and kosmische conventions into sprawling, proggy rhapsodies.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Meta stock plunged after the hyperscaler drifted into negative free cash flow, while China entered bear market territory with Alibaba’s stock dropping 6%, as investors questioned the return on its AI investments.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of drift

Verb

This year’s lingerie spectacular was no different, with Dame Pat McGrath masterminding the baby winged eyeliner and pink cheeks, while Guido Palau executed the blowouts.

— Violet Hayward, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Is Rubin winging a lot of this interview or picking poignant verses and keeping the subject talking at all costs, amping him up like a hype man?

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of wing

Verb

Diversification into more reliable sectors, including tourism, has been floated as a means to bring in the hard currency needed to allow the nation more access to global markets.

— Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026
As emerging economies and coastal hubs face growing power shortfalls, modular floating plants offer a way to secure grid capacity while keeping the door open to future hydrogen adoption.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of float

Verb

One tanker is now sailing toward Poland through the Red Sea, according to Bloomberg, and at least 20 more shipments have passed through the Strait of Hormuz to other destinations since early September.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Needing 11 yards on fourth down to continue their drive and cut into a 23-7 Packers lead, Prescott narrowly avoided a sack before lofting a pass that sailed out the back of the end zone, not close to any particular Cowboys receiver.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of sail

Verb

The trend marks a stark turn from earlier this decade, when sellers often received well above their asking price as home shoppers empowered by rock-bottom mortgage rates fueled a buying frenzy that sent home prices soaring.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Since October 7th, antisemitic acts have soared, from fewer than five hundred incidents in 2022 to more than fifteen hundred in 2023 and again in 2024, with thirteen hundred and twenty acts reported last year.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

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