Synonyms of slips

slips 1 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of slip

1

as in falls

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

• falls
• sags
• slumps
• drops
• weakens
• decreases
• diminishes
• shrinks
• slackens
• sinks
• contracts
• recedes
• flags
• dwindles
• subsides
• ebbs
• wanes
• tapers
• tapers off
• relents
• lowers
• lessens
• abates
• moderates
• slows (down)
• lets up
• dies (down)
• de-escalates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soars
• increases
• swells
• expands
• shoots (up)
• proliferates
• rockets
• escalates
• mounts
• surges
• enlarges
• multiplies
• mushrooms
• waxes
• balloons
• peaks
• snowballs
• crests
• bourgeons
• burgeons

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• soars
• increases
• swells
• expands
• shoots (up)
• proliferates
• rockets
• escalates
• mounts
• surges
• enlarges
• multiplies
• mushrooms
• waxes
• balloons
• peaks
• snowballs
• crests
• bourgeons
• burgeons

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2

as in stumbles

to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily

be careful not to slip on the spilled oil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falls
• stumbles
• tumbles
• trips
• topples
• slides
• collapses
• plops
• drops
• skids
• crumples
• plunges
• crashes
• plunks
• plummets
• keels
• precipitates
• plonks
• free-falls
• flumps
• wipes out
• nose-dives
• slumps (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• stands (up)
• uprises
• gets up

• rises
• stands (up)
• uprises
• gets up

3

as in sneaks

to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way

casually slipped it into the conversation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sneaks
• infiltrates
• inserts
• worms
• winds
• wriggles
• wiggles
• works in
• insinuates
• introduces
• edges
• creeps
• interpolates
• interposes

4

as in lurks

to move about in a sly or secret manner

slipped behind the cover of the trees

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sneaks
• lurks
• slides
• slinks
• steals
• crawls
• tiptoes
• shirks
• snakes
• skulks
• mouses
• pussyfoots
• pads
• creeps
• inches
• edges
• mooches
• worms
• ghosts

5

as in flows

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

jumped into the car and slipped behind the wheel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flows
• drifts
• slides
• glides
• rolls
• sweeps
• cruises
• sails
• brushes
• bowls
• flies
• rushes
• streams
• breezes
• coasts
• races
• speeds
• skims
• whisks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggles
• stumbles
• flounders
• limps
• shuffles
• trudges
• plods
• lumbers
• stamps
• stomps
• stumps
• toils
• labors
• tramps
• shambles

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• struggles
• stumbles
• flounders
• limps
• shuffles
• trudges
• plods
• lumbers
• stamps
• stomps
• stumps
• toils
• labors
• tramps
• shambles

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as in sheds

to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside

periodically crabs slip their shells and grow new ones

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sheds
• peels
• discards
• sluffs
• ditches
• sloughs
• exfoliates
• molts
• flakes
• scales
• unloads
• scraps
• jettisons
• chucks
• throws away
• junks
• throws out
• shucks (off)
• flings (off or away)

slips

2 of 3

noun (1)

plural of slip

as in strips

a long narrow piece of material

baskets woven from slips of wicker

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strips
• ribbons
• lists
• tapes
• bandages
• straps
• belts
• slats
• bindings
• swathes
• swatches
• bands
• girths
• swaths

slips

3 of 3

noun (2)

plural of slip

1

as in mistakes

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

a careless slip of the tongue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mistakes
• blunders
• errors
• stumbles
• fumbles
• trips
• flubs
• bobbles
• miscues
• fluffs
• inaccuracies
• bricks
• gaffs
• goofs
• slipups
• missteps
• gaffes
• clangers
• lapses
• faults
• screwups
• clinkers
• boobs
• oversights
• boo-boos
• pratfalls
• bloopers
• snafus
• bloomers
• howlers
• misunderstandings
• misstatements
• misreadings
• miscalculations
• boners
• misinterpretations
• misconceptions
• misdescriptions
• misconstructions
• misjudgments
• foul-ups
• misapprehensions
• misimpressions
• miscomprehensions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accuracies
• precisions
• exactitudes
• perfections
• infallibilities
• inerrancies

• accuracies
• precisions
• exactitudes
• perfections
• infallibilities
• inerrancies

2

as in tumbles

the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily

had a nasty slip on the ice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falls
• stumbles
• tumbles
• spills
• trips
• slides
• plunges
• dives
• skids
• pratfalls
• missteps
• headers
• free-falls
• descents

3

as in escapes

the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement

gave her pursuers the slip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escapes
• breaks
• flights
• routs
• lams
• bunks
• rescues
• getaways
• breakouts
• releases
• liberations
• redemptions
• close calls
• near misses
• salvations
• deliverances
• close shaves
• jailbreaks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confinements
• holds
• holdings
• captivities
• incarcerations
• imprisonments
• internments
• risks
• custodies
• detentions
• hazards
• troubles
• perils
• immurements
• jeopardies
• retentions
• imperilments
• endangerments

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• confinements
• holds
• holdings
• captivities
• incarcerations
• imprisonments
• internments
• risks
• custodies
• detentions
• hazards
• troubles
• perils
• immurements
• jeopardies
• retentions
• imperilments
• endangerments

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4

as in trips

a wrong judgment

that's not the sort of slip that a prudent person would have made

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mistakes
• trips
• blunders
• miscalculations
• slipups
• missteps
• stumbles
• errors
• misjudgments
• fumbles
• misapprehensions
• flubs
• miscues
• inaccuracies
• goofs
• lapses
• gaffes
• muffs
• misunderstandings
• clinkers
• faults
• misstatements
• boobs
• boners
• errancies
• misinterpretations
• misconceptions
• foul-ups
• misconstructions
• misprisions
• misimpressions