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

Standard gas pressure spreads out across the rock formations, homogenizing subterranean forces and actually decreasing the risk of the fault slipping over time. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Slowly, the giant claw, still clutching the sparrow, sank into the river, the tips of its pincers slipping beneath the surface with a plop. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

In the first year of the Brazil game, the turf was also criticized and forced players of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers to change their cleats to stop slipping. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

In this house, every object has a story—and a soul—without slipping into caricature. — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2026

In the first year of the Brazil game, its turf was also criticized and forced players of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers to change their cleats to stop slipping. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Few things feel quite as luxurious as slipping on a bathrobe. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026

Even those exceptionally well-suited to slipping past the defences, like the rubella virus, are thankfully now rare in modern society thanks to vaccination programs. — Mike McRae 24, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

For a Chopard party in New York, supermodel Bella Hadid also went archival, slipping into a slinky silver Ralph Lauren gown—complete with Chopard diamonds. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026