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slip

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of slip

a long narrow piece of material
  • baskets woven from slips of wicker
Synonyms of slip

list, ribbon, strip
Words Related to slip

slat

band, bandage, belt, binding, girth, strap, swatch, swath (or swathe), tape

Synonym Discussion of slip

error, mistake, blunder, slip, lapse mean a departure from what is true, right, or proper. error suggests the existence of a standard or guide and a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this.
    • procedural errors
mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error.
    • dialed the wrong number by mistake
blunder regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some degree of blame.
    • diplomatic blunders
slip stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes.
    • a slip of the tongue
lapse stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause.
    • a lapse in judgment
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slip

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of slip

1 an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
  • a careless slip of the tongue
Synonyms of slip

blunder, bobble, boo-boo, brick, clinker, error, fault, flub, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slipup, stumble, trip
Words Related to slip

bloomer, blooper, boner, howler, pratfall

foul-up, snafu

misapprehension, miscalculation, miscomprehension, misconception, misconstruction, miscue, misdescription, misimpression, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreading, misstatement, misunderstanding
Near Antonyms of slip

accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, strictness

inerrancy, infallibility, perfection
2 the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
  • The girl had a nasty slip on the ice.
Synonyms of slip

fall, spill, stumble, tumble
Words Related to slip

header, pratfall

misstep, trip

descent, dive, plunge, skid, slide

free-fall
3 the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
  • gave their pursuers the slip
Synonyms of slip

break, breakout, escape, flight, getaway, lam, rout
Words Related to slip

jailbreak

deliverance, liberation, redemption, release, rescue, salvation

close call, close shave, near miss
Near Antonyms of slip

captivity, confinement, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, internment

custody, detention, hold, holding, retention

endangerment, hazard, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, risk, trouble
4 a wrong judgment
  • That's not the sort of slip that a prudent person would have made.
Synonyms of slip

misapprehension, miscalculation, misjudging, misjudgment, misstep, mistake, slipup
Words Related to slip

blunder, clinker, errancy, error, fault, flub, fumble, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, stumble, trip

foul-up, muff

misstatement

misconception, misconstruction, misconstruing, misimpression, misinterpretation, misunderstanding

Synonym Discussion of slip

error, mistake, blunder, slip, lapse mean a departure from what is true, right, or proper. error suggests the existence of a standard or guide and a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this.
    • procedural errors
mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error.
    • dialed the wrong number by mistake
blunder regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some degree of blame.
    • diplomatic blunders
slip stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes.
    • a slip of the tongue
lapse stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause.
    • a lapse in judgment

slip

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of slip

1 to decline gradually from a standard level
  • The store's quality of service began to slip after the new owners took over.
Synonyms of slip

sag
Words Related to slip

drop, fall, slump

flag, sink, slacken, slow (down), weaken

abate, contract, decrease, de-escalate, die (down), diminish, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, recede, relent, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, wane
Near Antonyms of slip

rocket, shoot (up), soar

balloon, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, snowball, swell, wax

crest, peak, surge
2 to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
  • Be careful not to slip on the spilled oil.
Synonyms of slip

fall, stumble, topple, trip, tumble
Words Related to slip

collapse, crumple, drop, flump, keel, plop, plunk (or plonk), slump (over)

crash, free-fall, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, precipitate, wipe out

skid, slide
Antonyms of slip

get up, rise, stand (up), uprise
3 to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way
  • casually slipped it into the conversation
Synonyms of slip

infiltrate, insinuate, sneak, wind, work in, worm, wriggle
Words Related to slip

creep, edge, wiggle

insert, interpolate, interpose, introduce
4 to move about in a sly or secret manner
  • slipped behind the cover of the trees
Synonyms of slip

lurk, mooch, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, skulk, slide, slink, snake, sneak, steal
Words Related to slip

crawl, creep, inch, worm

pad, tiptoe
5 to move or proceed smoothly and readily
  • jumped into the car and slipped behind the wheel
Synonyms of slip

bowl, breeze, brush, coast, cruise, drift, flow, glide, roll, sail, skim, slide, stream, sweep, whisk
Words Related to slip

fly, race, rush, speed
Near Antonyms of slip

limp, lumber, plod, stumble, trudge

shamble, shuffle

stamp, stomp, stump, tramp

labor, toil
Antonyms of slip

flounder, struggle
6 to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside
  • Periodically crabs slip their shells and grow new ones.
Synonyms of slip

exfoliate, molt, shed, slough (also sluff)
Words Related to slip

flake, peel, scale

chuck, discard, ditch, fling (off or away), jettison, junk, scrap, shuck (off), throw away, throw out, unload

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