SLIPPED (ON OR INTO) Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

slipped (on or into)

verb

past tense of slip (on or into)

as in threw (on)

to place on one's person wait here while I slip into something more comfortable

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Although Dry was fired after the 1982 season, TCU was put on probation by the NCAA in 1986 for a variety of infractions committed in the early 80s.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2026
As promised, the ESPN analyst, who just played a set at EDC Orlando electronica festival the night before, got out of teaching mode and put on his alter ego DJ Diesel hat for an on-campus party.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of put on

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To shoot their Oscar-contending film Still Standing, directors Víctor Tadashi Suárez and Livia Albeck-Ripka donned hazmat suits – for good reason.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2026
George Clooney and Amal Clooney George Clooney donned a big smile while shaking hands with Pope Francis during a visit to the Vatican with his wife Amal Clooney in May 2016.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of donned

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One is corporate corruption, where these corporations have rigged the system and the American people are paying the bill for it.

— NBC news, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2026
In 2022 Arizona Republican Kari Lake argued her defeat in the Arizona's governor's race to Democrat Katie Hobbs had been rigged.

— James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of rigged

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