SLIPPED Synonyms: 158 Similar and Opposite Words

slipped

verb

past tense of slip

as in fell

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

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as in stumbled

to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily be careful not to slip on the spilled oil

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as in infiltrated

to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way casually slipped it into the conversation

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as in sneaked

to move about in a sly or secret manner slipped behind the cover of the trees

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as in flowed

to move or proceed smoothly and readily jumped into the car and slipped behind the wheel

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as in shed

to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside periodically crabs slip their shells and grow new ones

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Recent Examples of slipped Farage, who was a major player in getting Britain to vote to leave the European Union a decade ago, has had strong polling nationally though his numbers have slipped during months of scrutiny of his finances. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 Sanders, a fourth-round pick in 2024, is a downfield receiving threat who had slipped to third on the depth chart behind Tremble and Evans. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 In Tuesday’s joint practice, Height got pressure on Titans quarterback Cam Ward, but Ward also slipped past his overpursuit once. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 One man was quick enough to grab his ankle and let out a firm objection, but the foot slipped free from the boot and the houndsman was gone into the tight tunnel full of frantic dogs and furious bear. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 At some point, Mertens slipped and plunged into the water about 177 feet below. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 All of the missiles slipped past Ukrainian defenses, killing least 17 people and wounding dozens more. — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Just over a year after its acquisition, Hailey Bieber's brand contributed $160 million in quarterly sales of a total $479 million—as sales of elf's namesake brand slipped. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 Cheap socks that slipped, or expensive socks that also slipped. — Jason Simmons, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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Mixed Pro Doubles Recap Roos van Reek & Jack Munro stayed out of trouble and avoided the early knockout round upsets that be felled many of the other top seeds to claim the Mixed title and guarantee the double-double for themselves on the weekend.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The storm felled trees and power lines and caused serious flooding that swept some 100 homes from their foundations on the Big Island, authorities said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of fell

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Athletic Club stumbled through most of last season, in part due to star forward Nico Williams never reaching 100 per cent fitness.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Andropov died in 1984, and Gorbachev took more than a year to gain power while the Kremlin stumbled along under the caretaker regime of the grievously ill Konstantin Chernenko.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of stumbled

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Prosecutors say Beirich, who previously led the SPLC's hate groups tracking section, was one among several individuals who oversaw payments to individuals who infiltrated white supremacist groups and acted as informants for SPLC.

— Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
By the time smoke is visible, the finest particles, which are of greatest health concern, have often already infiltrated the building.

— Sissi Liu, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of infiltrated

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Trump reportedly snuck out of the plane and onto a catering truck that whisked him off to a smaller military jet for the return flight.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Here are a few of the more subtle hints, references and Easter eggs Disney Imagineers snuck into the showcase of what’s next at Disneyland and Disney World.

— Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of sneaked

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Both Kpler and Windward showed around five ships – total – exited the Strait of Hormuz on the day Wright said 20 million barrels flowed out of the Arab gulf region.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
In Nebraska, millions of federal grant dollars have flowed to a statewide health information exchange nonprofit that has cooperated with the effort.

— Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of flowed

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Andy Jones Manchester City Not too much has changed at City in terms of incomings or outgoings but pre-season has shed a bit more light on manager Enzo Maresca’s plans, most noticeably towards midfield.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
The employers’ association Gesamtmetall reported in December 2025 that Germany’s metal and electrical engineering industry, the country’s largest, was shedding nearly 10,000 jobs a month.

— Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of shed

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Flags sagged in the rain and translucent ponchos billowed in the wind, but the sound of bagpipes and a booming sousaphone kept the crowd moving.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
The project is located not far from the former Pfizer headquarters on East 42nd Street, where structural columns buckled and floors sagged on July 7 during its conversion into roughly 1,600 apartments.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026