slid

VERB

move smoothly; move down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accelerate drift drive drop fall flow glide move sag shift shove skate skid slip slither slump tumble veer

STRONG

coast glissade launch propel skim spill stream thrust toboggan

WEAK

fall off move along move over scooch smooth along

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend discourage dissuade remain retard rise stay stop

STRONG

hold keep

Example Sentences

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slid

European stock indexes slid at open with technology and industrial stocks falling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Raw or unadjusted jobless claims slid below 200,000 in mid-July and have remained under that threshold for 12 straight weeks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Yet the Russell 2000 has now slid 9% below its record close set less than two months ago, ending at 2,793.20 on Wednesday and putting the small-cap index on the doorstep of correction territory.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Word spread quickly, and soon a throng of smartphone-wielding citizens had surrounded the immigration enforcement van, which couldn’t move because one enterprising, early-arriving activist had slid underneath it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Whimpering like he was getting ready to swim the ice-cold waters of the river, Rowdy got down on his belly, slid off into the hole, and sat down by my side.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls