glide Synonyms
Another word for glide
• verb (Context 1)
To move with a smooth, quiet, and continuous motion, seemingly without effort.
"Swans glided silently across the misty surface of the lake at dawn."
• noun (Context 2)
A smooth, continuous, and effortless movement along a surface or through the air.
"The figure skater finished her routine with a graceful slide across the center of the rink."
• verb (Context 3)
To fly through the air without engine power or without flapping wings, relying on air currents and aerodynamic lift.
"The hawk spread its broad wings and glided high above the canyon floor."
• verb (Context 4)
To pass gradually, smoothly, or imperceptibly (especially of time or states).
"The warm summer afternoons seemed to slip by without a care."
• noun (Context 5)
In phonetics, a speech sound produced as the vocal organs move smoothly toward or away from the articulation of a vowel, such as the initial sounds in 'wet' or 'yet'.
"In English phonology, the sounds /w/ and /j/ are classified as glides because they lack a fixed point of obstruction."
Opposites of glide
The opposite of glide shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: