Synonyms of slipping

slipping 1 of 2

adjective

as in collapsing

Related Words

• collapsing
• slumping
• declining
• failing
• waning
• folding
• flopping
• washing-out
• bankrupt
• flunking
• destroyed
• ruined
• inauspicious
• no-good
• kerflooey
• wrecked
• futureless
• unpromising
• unsuccessful
• hopeless
• kaput
• failed

Dissimilar Words

• successful
• going
• triumphant
• thriving
• flourishing
• coming
• prosperous
• promising
• growing
• palmy
• booming
• robust
• roaring

slipping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of slip

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falling
• sagging
• slumping
• weakening
• decreasing
• diminishing
• dropping
• shrinking
• slackening
• sinking
• flagging
• contracting
• ebbing
• receding
• dwindling
• lowering
• subsiding
• slowing (down)
• waning
• dying (down)
• lessening
• tapering
• moderating
• relenting
• tapering off
• abating
• letting up
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• soaring
• shooting (up)
• expanding
• swelling
• mounting
• multiplying
• escalating
• proliferating
• enlarging
• rocketing
• burgeoning
• waxing
• surging
• snowballing
• mushrooming
• peaking
• ballooning
• cresting

2

as in stumbling

to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily

be careful not to slip on the spilled oil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falling
• stumbling
• tripping
• tumbling
• toppling
• sliding
• collapsing
• skidding
• crashing
• plopping
• plunging
• dropping
• crumpling
• plummeting
• plunking
• slumping (over)
• precipitating
• wiping out
• keeling
• flumping
• free-falling
• nose-diving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• standing (up)
• uprising
• getting up

3

as in infiltrating

to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way

casually slipped it into the conversation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• infiltrating
• sneaking
• inserting
• winding
• working in
• worming
• wriggling
• wiggling
• introducing
• insinuating
• creeping
• edging
• interpolating
• interposing

4

as in sneaking

to move about in a sly or secret manner

slipped behind the cover of the trees

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sneaking
• lurking
• sliding
• stealing
• slinking
• crawling
• tiptoeing
• snaking
• skulking
• creeping
• shirking
• mousing
• edging
• inching
• pussyfooting
• mooching
• padding
• worming
• ghosting

5

as in flowing

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

jumped into the car and slipped behind the wheel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flowing
• sliding
• drifting
• gliding
• cruising
• sailing
• rolling
• brushing
• sweeping
• flying
• coasting
• speeding
• racing
• bowling
• rushing
• streaming
• skimming
• breezing
• whisking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggling
• floundering
• stumbling
• trudging
• shuffling
• limping
• plodding
• lumbering
• stamping
• laboring
• stomping
• tramping
• toiling
• shambling
• stumping

6

as in shedding

to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside

periodically crabs slip their shells and grow new ones

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shedding
• peeling
• discarding
• sloughing
• ditching
• molting
• scaling
• flaking
• exfoliating
• unloading
• scrapping
• chucking
• jettisoning
• flinging (off or away)
• throwing away
• shucking (off)
• throwing out
• junking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slipping

Verb

Each of its elements began, long ago, in the loamy earth, hatching and creeping or slipping, slick and squealing, from the womb of the mind. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Alongside the Rams’ Terrance Ferguson, the Saint was criminally undervalued throughout the fantasy draft season, often slipping well into the double-digit rounds in 12-team exercises. — Brad Evans, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Rumors had suggested Apple would only launch premium iPhones this fall, with the base model slipping to next spring. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 9 Sep. 2026

Entering the Peckham home of the small-batch knife makers is like slipping into a steam-punk dreamscape. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Players for both teams were seen slipping and sliding while trying to make their plays. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

The Earl of Nithsdale broke out of the Tower of London by dressing as a lady-in-waiting and slipping past the guards. — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

The 49ers, an otherwise good team, have for the past couple of months been weaving and slipping bad news like a boxer trying to avoid a knockout punch. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

The campaign showcases Diesel’s creased denim treated with resin, 3-D denim, trompe l’oeil cable knit denim and the new regular-fit D-Heel jean, which has hidden vertical slits near the ankle, perfect for slipping through a stiletto heel. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026