slip (on or into)

verb

Definition of slip (on or into)next
as in to throw (on)
to place on one's person wait here while I slip into something more comfortable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slip (on or into)
  1. don
  2. put on
  3. rig
Verb
  • Expedition 75 flight engineer Sophie Adenot with European Space Agency (ESA) donned the Delta badge originally worn by actor Anson Mount for a video recorded from aboard the space station.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • King donned a dark-wash denim dress with a zip-up bodice layered over a tan turtleneck.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of don
Verb
  • It’s long ceased to be a neighborhood that puts on airs, an attitude that liberates us all tonight.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This museum inside a Renaissance palazzo in the heart of Florence has been putting on one blockbuster exhibition after another.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of put on
Verb
  • The team is working through the late summer heat to rig tanks with hoses, pumps and filters designed to cycle saltwater over a brood of 100,000 coral fragments.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Emmanuel Clase, a baseball closer who pitched for the Cleveland Guardians, reportedly rigged individual pitches across three seasons.
    — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of rig
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“Slip (on or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slip%20%28on%20or%20into%29. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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