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 Iran had, 10 days earlier, fired a barrage of missiles at Israel in response to its attacks, including one that slipped through Israel's sophisticated air defenses and landed in the heart of its capital, Tel Aviv. —

Tucker Reals, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026 On a frigid day late last month, a Russian attack drone slipped through Ukraine’s air-defense systems and glided into Kyiv’s government district, heading in the direction of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office. —

Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026 Pittsburgh slipped to 8–22 overall and 1–16 in conference action. —

Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026 After assisting other members of the Vatu tribe to the top of the platform, Fraser attempted to run up the ramp by himself and be pulled up his tribemates, but slipped from their grasp and slid backward to the ground. —

Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Feb. 2026 Manuel then slipped into a stark white dress overflowing with ruffles and shrugged on a matching lace shawl with long fringing over it—all key elements to bringing his hypnotizing moves to life. —

Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026 Snowflake – Shares of the software company slipped more than 2%. —

Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026 For the occasion, Ice Spice slipped into glossy patent leather pumps with an ultra-sharp pointed toe. —

Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 20 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, 20 Feb. 2026

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Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Using drone surveys to map the forest canopy, the team tested how views might shift if certain trees were felled, inching toward a location that felt both deliberate and deferential to the land.

— Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026