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 Aftershocks are typically minor adjustments along the portion of a fault that slipped at the time of the initial earthquake. —

William B. Davis, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 Stevenson slipped tackles on his season-long 56-yard run and 20-yarder, bouncing off hits and running with power and vision not seen from him since September. —

Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026 After a remarkable run of 20 straight winning seasons, Landry’s Cowboys slipped to 7-9 in 1986 and never recovered. —

Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026 The woman, who works for the local nonprofit West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force, briefly explained how the device works as the man slipped the package into his coat pocket. —

Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026 The locker room erupted as Lawrence took the grill out of its case, slipped it on, and flashed a grin. —

Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026 Shares of Coinbase have slipped 13% over the past 12 months, while the S & P 500 is up 15% in that time. —

Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026 After the premiere in Hollywood, Brown slipped into a red mini corset dress. —

Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025 In February, the Weeknd slipped into the 2025 Grammy Awards without anyone noticing. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025

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The at-bats were brief and uneventful, the opposite of the approach that carried Toronto to this stage and felled Snell in Game 1.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
That says a lot about the 2025 Red Sox, who were a top offensive team in many metrics, but were also felled by their bats in crucial spots throughout the year and postseason.

— Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025