Synonyms for
Glide
Definition
to move smoothly and effortlessly
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- glide smoothly
- glide effortlessly
- glide through
- glide over
- glide past
- glide on
- glide down
Word family
Usage note
Often used to describe smooth, continuous movement, especially through air or water. Can also refer to a smooth, unbroken musical passage.
Example sentences
- The skater can glide gracefully across the ice.
- The airplane will glide to a stop on the runway.
- The swan will glide across the water effortlessly.
- The snake will glide through the grass silently.
- The kite will glide through the air smoothly.
Quotes
Life is like a camera, just focus on the good times, capture the good memories, develop from the negatives, and if things don't work out, just take another shot and glide through life.
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit. They glide over obstacles.
The best way to glide through life is to be like a duck; Calm on the surface, but paddling like hell underneath.