SLIP (ON OR INTO) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

slip (on or into)

verb

Definition of slip (on or into)

as in to throw (on)

to place on one's person wait here while I slip into something more comfortable

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Both Swift and Kelce wore bespoke looks, with Kelce donning a white tux.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 July 2026
The person who isn't a professional military officer pursues a broad, deep, public professional career, and yet dons the uniform and serves his nation.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026

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The film was originally set to be directed by Melanie Laurent, but was put on hold during the pandemic and later revived with Morris directing.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 July 2026
Schwarber joins his teammate Bryce Harper in the eight-man field and the pair will try to put on show for the home crowd at Citizens Bank Park.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026

Definition of put on

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This asymmetric expression could rig up motor circuitry, such as an abundance of neurons with long, signal-carrying fibers, that leads to more involuntary movement on one side than the other.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026
When hand recounts are conducted, election deniers latch onto hand-count methodology and observers to allege the process was also rigged.

— The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 7 July 2026

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