Synonyms of skids

skids 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of skid

as in dips

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

the local economy skidded when the last manufacturing plant moved away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dips
• falls
• tumbles
• plunges
• declines
• drops
• sinks
• plummets
• crashes
• descends
• dives
• nose-dives
• decreases
• lowers
• craters
• retreats
• dies (down)
• subsides
• diminishes
• droops
• tapers off
• wanes
• moderates
• ebbs
• dwindles
• abates
• lessens
• lets up
• recedes
• de-escalates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lifts
• rises
• ups
• mounts
• spikes
• arises
• ascends
• soars
• builds
• increases
• grows
• mushrooms
• accumulates
• swells
• waxes
• expands
• intensifies
• escalates
• picks up
• enlarges
• snowballs
• burgeons
• bourgeons
• balloons

skids

2 of 2

noun

plural of skid

as in slides

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slides
• dives
• trips
• plunges
• missteps
• descents
• falls
• free-falls
• headers
• spills
• slips
• pratfalls
• stumbles
• tumbles