GLIDE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GLIDE?

Need another word that means the same as “glide”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “glide” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Glide” are: slide, move smoothly, slip, sail, float, drift, flow, soar, wheel, plane, gliding, sailing, sailplaning, soaring, coast, semivowel

Glide as a Noun

Definitions of "Glide" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “glide” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A glancing stroke which slightly deflects the ball, especially towards the leg side.
• A flight in a glider or unpowered aircraft.
• A gliding movement.
• A vowellike sound that serves as a consonant.
• The activity of flying a glider.
• A smooth continuous step in ballroom dancing.
• The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it.
• A sound produced as the vocal organs move towards or away from articulation of a vowel or consonant, for example /j/ in duke /djuːk/.

Synonyms of "Glide" as a noun (7 Words)

coast	The Pacific coast of North America. The west coast of Africa.
gliding	A vowellike sound that serves as a consonant.
sailing	The action of sailing in a ship or boat. A sailing club.
sailplaning	The activity of flying a glider.
semivowel	A vowellike sound that serves as a consonant.
slide	A part of a machine or instrument that slides. The violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides.
soaring	The activity of flying a glider.

Usage Examples of "Glide" as a noun

• The cuckoo makes its approach in a hawklike glide.
• Just within range for a straight glide home.
• The Cessna started a gentle power-off glide.

Glide as a Verb

Definitions of "Glide" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “glide” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Move with a smooth, quiet continuous motion.
• (of a bird) fly with very little movement of the wings.
• Move (something) with a smooth continuous motion.
• Cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly.
• Fly in or as if in a glider plane.
• Make an unpowered flight, either in a glider or in an aircraft with engine failure.
• Move smoothly and effortlessly.

Synonyms of "Glide" as a verb (10 Words)

drift	Vary or move from a fixed point or course. The shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore.
float	Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom. Float a ship.
flow	Fall or flow in a certain way. Water flowed into the cave.
move smoothly	Arouse sympathy or compassion in.
plane	Make even or smooth with or as with a carpenter s plane. Seagulls swooped and planed overhead.
sail	Travel in a boat with sails especially as a sport or recreation. The ball sailed inside the right hand post.
slide	Move smoothly, quickly, or unobtrusively. She slid the bottle into her pocket.
slip	Put (something) in a particular place or position quietly, quickly, or stealthily. He kept slipping in the mud.
soar	Go or move upward. The stock market soared after the cease fire was announced.
wheel	Carry in or on a vehicle with wheels. A young woman is wheeled into the operating theatre.

Usage Examples of "Glide" as a verb

• Slide your hands firmly across the shoulders then glide them down.
• Gulls are gliding birds.
• Students learning to glide.
• A few gondolas glided past.

Associations of "Glide" (30 Words)

blunder	Make a stupid or careless mistake; act or speak clumsily. He blundered his stupid ideas.
clanger	An absurd or embarrassing blunder. He dropped a clanger.
crawl	Swim using the crawl. Glazes can crawl away from a crack in the piece.
curve	A pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter. He relies on a couple of curves and a modest fastball.
err	Fail to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; do wrong. The judge had erred in ruling that the evidence was inadmissible.
error	(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed. The decisions of the appeal committee disclosed no error of law.
fall	The season when the leaves fall from the trees. When that became known the price of their stock went into free fall.
gaffe	An unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder. In my first few months at work I made some real gaffes.
ice	Cause to become ice or icy. An iced summer drink.
inadvertence	The trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities.
lapse	(of a right, privilege, or agreement) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire. Three years elapsed.
lubricity	Feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness.
omission	A failure to fulfil a moral or legal obligation. She searched the table for omissions.
oversight	Management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group. Effective oversight of the financial reporting process.
pounce	Move down on as if in an attack. The paper pounced on her admission that she is still a member of CND.
remission	An abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease. The scheme allows for the partial remission of tuition fees.
remittance	A sum of money sent in payment or as a gift. Remittance may be made by credit card.
skid	Elevate onto skids. Her car skidded and hit the grass verge.
sledge	Travel or slide downhill over snow on a sledge. The children sledged all day by the lake.
slide	A part of a machine or instrument that slides. I d been playing slide for years.
sliding	Able to move smoothly along a surface. Sliding TV ratings.
slip	A slippery smoothness. The front wheels began to slip.
slither	A slithering movement. I spied a baby adder slithering away.
smoothly	With no problems or difficulties. Everything seemed to be going smoothly.
snake	A long limbless reptile which has no eyelids a short tail and jaws that are capable of considerable extension Some snakes have a venomous bite. A rope snaked down.
snow	A layer of snowflakes white crystals of frozen water covering the ground. We were trudging through deep snow.
solecism	A breach of good manners; an instance of incorrect behaviour.
stumble	An unsteady uneven gait. The drunk man stumbled about.
swoop	Move with a sweep or in a swooping arc. The teacher swooped down upon the new students.
walk	A person s manner of walking. She walks with a slight limp.