SLIPPING Synonyms: 185 Similar and Opposite Words

slipping 1 of 2

adjective

as in collapsing

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slipping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of slip

as in falling

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 stumbling

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 infiltrating

to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way casually slipped it into the conversation

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as in sneaking

to move about in a sly or secret manner slipped behind the cover of the trees

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as in flowing

to move or proceed smoothly and readily jumped into the car and slipped behind the wheel

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as in shedding

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 slipping

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Joggers Who doesn’t love slipping into sweatpants on crisp fall days? — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026 The album’s experimental bent is also what keeps the music from slipping into parody or, even worse, po-faced sincerity. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026 On the other hand, Microsoft shares popped at Thursday's open, before slipping less than 1% amid broader weakness in the Nasdaq . — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026 The chase reaches its climax with Scottie slipping and hanging on to the roof for dear life while his partner falls to his death. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026 Isaacman, for one, expresses confidence that the target date can be met without slipping into 2029 or later. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 Oct. 2026 But during Moeller’s time as CEO, which ran from 2021 through 2025, P&G’s organic sales growth gradually shrank, slipping from 7% in fiscal 2023 to 1% in fiscal 2026. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026 In an era when the Paris Texas Lidia mules and other minimalist mules reign supreme, stars like Denée Benton and Dua Lipa are pushing back against the trend and slipping into jeweled and embellished alternatives instead. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 The chill was slipping through the cracks in her windows and warps in her 48-year-old trailer. — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slipping

Adjective

While pruning, remove any winter damage, along with dead and declining growths, to allow new shoots to reform the plant.

— Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Mar. 2021
In order to reopen, counties must demonstrate declining prevalence of COVID-19, testing ability of 30 tests per 10,000 residents per week, contact tracing and isolation facilities.

— Fox News, Fox News, 15 May 2020

Definition of declining

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Oil prices plunged over the past week, sinking by $25 to their lowest point in three months and briefly falling below $90 a barrel Tuesday.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
The pipeline from military service to national political leadership is well-established in the United States, yet the number of veterans in political office is falling.

— Brandon J Archuleta, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of falling

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Desperate to see him and be by his side during his final days, Valeria commissions his artist wife, Isla (Hall), to paint her portrait— covertly infiltrating the intimate inner workings of Martin’s home and family.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026
The hacker seems to have done so by infiltrating a content delivery network server from Level Infinite, and adding the malicious payload on September 27th.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of infiltrating

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Bus noise was a similar story, with the low engine rumble handled well and only some of the higher-frequency intermittent sounds sneaking through.

— Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
For a solid thirty minutes, the candidates defended their honor as the race’s most pro-Israel candidate — at times sneaking in jabs about their opponent.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of sneaking

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Practitioners can work up to one or two hours daily for the full benefits, though even one-minute breaks between tasks help keep energy flowing, which makes qigong an easy fit between back-to-back meetings.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Debris landed on their roof, puncturing it so that rainwater was flowing into their living room.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of flowing

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Jolie points to clinical testing of its showerhead, reporting that 81% of study participants experienced reduced hair shedding.

— Karin Eldor, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
Who answers questions in month three, when shedding is at its most alarming and the result is still months away?

— Burak Onal, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of shedding

Adjective

The World Bank, International Monetary Fund and International Criminal Court, which all got failing grades in last year's survey, saw the biggest gains.

— Andrea Shalal, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
The state graded the campus an F for three consecutive years, meaning two more failing grades could trigger an intervention.

— Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Jan. 2026