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 But in their daring escape through the window, the crown of Empress Eugénie slipped from their grasp and was left battered on the pavement below. —

Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026 One of The Kid’s classmates slipped through an inflatable ring in my pool, and her mom had to jump in, fully clothed, after her, but that near mishap only seemed to bring our group closer together. —

Jen Wang, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026 At an afternoon briefing, Roache said the only injury reported came when a first responder slipped and fell during the initial response. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026 Vistra stock has slipped 16% over the past 12 months and are down 11% on the year. —

Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026 Miami also bounced back sharply, jumping 82 percent to 40 sales, while London slipped to seventh place with just 35 deals. —

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026 Had training standards slipped, pushing relatively inexperienced ski patrollers into dangerous situations? —

Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026 The Queen of Spain slipped into tall black knee-high boots, a style Amal Clooney has worn before, too. —

Eva Thomas, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026 Mission slipped into 2025 because ULA needed more Vulcan rocket hardware beyond Cert-2 and the two USSF missions that took priority over the Dream Chaser flight. —

Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026

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When a newspaper is felled by careless or malicious owners, millions of people are hurt, in big ways and small ways and ways that are impossible to measure.

— Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
France passes budget after failed no-confidence votes France passed an annual budget, ending a long-running debacle that felled prime ministers, amplified support for the far right, and raised doubts over the country’s long-term finances.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026