GLIDED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

glided

verb

past tense of glide

as in flowed

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

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as in flew

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 hovered

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 glided The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Merino glided away from challenges to keep Arsenal in control. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 And then, without warning, the snow leopard got up and gently glided down the steep sides of the gorge, disappearing into the boulders at the bottom. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026 The way Brooks stomped, or glided, or moseyed into the end zone will be forgotten. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026 The countryside glided by, and Abdeen took in the moving sky and the fields. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 Florida’s three Cabinet members glided to easy victories Tuesday night, winning their GOP primaries ahead of the November general election. — Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 Jones, in the first major race of his political career, faces a staunch challenge in Thompson, who has held the seat for 30 years and glided into the general election with almost 41% of the vote. — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026 An endless procession of black SUVs, Escalades, luxury coaches, polished muscle cars and Uber Blacks glided onto West 31st Street. — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026

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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
While the broader economy has grown at a healthy rate, the gains have disproportionately flowed to the wealthiest households.

— Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of flowed

Verb

Last year, global output for these complex machines hovered around just 9,600 units.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
As the military-style helicopter hovered above them, attendees from the rural, predominantly Latino community, began to get nervous.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of hovered

Verb

The Giants had a chance to take the lead after that but Dominic Zvada’s 44-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide right.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 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 sailed

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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 drifted

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Even after Bretton Woods collapsed and many currencies floated freely, the dollar continued to dominate.

— Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Ryanair even floated the idea of charging to use the bathroom or getting rid of seats and having passengers stand, though neither took flight.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of floated

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Deckers Outdoor – Shares of the footwear maker slid about 8% after its revenue for the fiscal second quarter missed analyst expectations.

— Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Stocks slid sharply on Thursday amid mounting concerns over whether massive investments in artificial intelligence will pay off and high oil prices.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of slid

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That squeeze has been compounded as the cost of groceries, gas and health insurance have also soared.

— Sam Gringlas, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026
Advertisement The day after the raid, the Wilder School District reported absent rates soared, with 20% of students absent, according to The Idaho Statesman.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

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