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 The biotechnology stock slipped almost 2% after the company only slightly increased its full year forecast. —

Davis Giangiulio,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 1 May 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, 1 May 2026 The Padres slipped to 19-11 but again showed bench strength, getting home runs midgame from spot starters Miguel Andujar and Nick Castellanos that erased a 3-0 deficit. —

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 As Austin Reaves slipped his white headband over his forehead, veiling his bushy brown hair on Friday night at Toyota Center in Houston, the Lakers guard was a step closer to a return that was nearly a month in the making. —

Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026 On this day in 1994, a train slipped beneath the sea in England and reappeared in France. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026 Other craft or gift wrap supplies that come with a spool design, such as ribbon, twine, or washi tape, can also be slipped onto a tension rod for the same result. —

Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026 As recently as late February, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage had slipped just under 6% for the first time since late 2022. —

ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026 Arsenal’s biggest spike came in the 59th minute when Kai Havertz, slipped through by Martin Odegaard, fired straight into Gianluigi Donnarumma’s hulking frame from just outside the six-yard box. —

Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

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But before he was felled at age 68 by a heart attack, Joiner had shared what was in the briefcase with the lead Louisiana State Police investigator on the case, Stefan Montgomery, Joiner's son and the LSP confirmed.

— Stephanie Gosk, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
John Adams famously wrote to his wife, Abigail, that smallpox was killing 10 soldiers for every one felled in battle.

— Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026