Synonyms and Antonyms of slipping
1
to decline gradually from a standard level
- the store's quality of service began to slip after the new owners took over
dropping, falling, slumping
flagging, sinking, slackening, slowing (down), weakening
abating, contracting, decreasing, de-escalating, diminishing, dwindling, dying (down), ebbing, lessening, letting up, lowering, moderating, receding, relenting, shrinking, subsiding, tapering, tapering off, waning
rocketing, shooting (up), soaring
ballooning, burgeoning (also bourgeoning), enlarging, escalating, expanding, increasing, mounting, multiplying, mushrooming, proliferating, snowballing, swelling, waxing
cresting, peaking, surging
2
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
- be careful not to slip on the spilled oil
collapsing, crumpling, dropping, flumping, keeling, plopping, plunking (or plonking), slumping (over)
crashing, free-falling, nose-diving, plummeting, plunging, precipitating, wiping out
skidding, sliding
3
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way
- casually slipped it into the conversation
4
to move about in a sly or secret manner
- slipped behind the cover of the trees
lurking, mooching, mousing, pussyfooting, shirking, skulking, sliding, slinking, snaking, sneaking, stealing
5
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
- jumped into the car and slipped behind the wheel
bowling, breezing, brushing, coasting, cruising, drifting, flowing, gliding, rolling, sailing, skimming, sliding, streaming, sweeping, whisking
6
to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside
- periodically crabs slip their shells and grow new ones
flaking, peeling, scaling
chucking, discarding, ditching, flinging (off or away), jettisoning, junking, scrapping, shucking (off), throwing away, throwing out, unloading
