coasted
Moved without effort
Coasted is the past tense of coast.
To coast is to move without effort or power—a car coasting downhill, a bike coasting after you stop pedaling.
The word extends to getting by with minimal effort: He coasted through the semester on natural talent.
The implication is often that more effort could or should have been applied.
Free of stress
- effortlessRequiring no strain
- cruisedTraveled at steady pace
- breezedProgressed effortlessly
- glidedMoved without apparent effort
smooth · easy · undemanding · leisurely · unhurried · laid-back · casual · comfortable
Traveled by wind-powered vessel
- driftedMoved without aim
- tackedFastened with small nails
- cruisedTraveled at steady pace
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
vessel · wind · harbor · shoreline · seafaring · yacht · boat · helm
Reduced one's effort
- loafedWas deliberately unproductive
- idledOperated without load
- cruisedTraveled at steady pace
- driftedMoved without aim
minimal effort · underperformed · slacked off · going through motions · dawdled · lounged · procrastinated · unmotivated
relaxed
Free of stress
- effortlessRequiring no strain
- cruisedTraveled at steady pace
- breezedProgressed effortlessly
glided · smooth · easy · undemanding · leisurely · unhurried · laid-back · casual · comfortable · minimal effort
sailed
Traveled by wind-powered vessel
nautical · vessel · wind · harbor · shoreline · seafaring · yacht · boat · helm · port
slacked
Reduced one's effort
drifted · minimal effort · underperformed · slacked off · going through motions · dawdled · lounged · procrastinated · unmotivated · complacent
inertia
Resistance to altered motion
- freewheelingActing without restraint
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- rollingTurning over repeatedly
drifting · velocity · deceleration · downhill · gravity · unpowered · slowing · friction · kinetic · motion
slope
Angled terrain or steepness
hill · freewheeling · gravity · roll · grade · decline · pitch · ramp · bike · skateboard
- slowed downbraked, decelerated, reduced speed, slackened, throttled
coastedstruggled
Exerted with difficulty
labored · strained · toiled · worked hard · fought
coastedaccelerated
Increased in velocity
pedaled · powered · revved · floored it · surged
coastedstrove
Tried with great effort
applied oneself · overachieved · excelled · went all out · maximized
- roller coastersGravity-powered amusement vehicles
- the coast is clearNo danger remains nearby
- coast to coastAcross a landmass's full width
- rocky coastsBoulder-lined ocean edges
- coastal developmentBuilding on shore areas
- West CoastAmerica's sunset shore
coast, coastal, coaster, coasts, coastline, coasting, seacoast, coasters, coastlines