SLIPPED Synonyms: 158 Similar and Opposite Words

slipped

verb

past tense of slip

as in fell

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 stumbled

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 infiltrated

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

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as in sneaked

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

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as in flowed

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

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as in shed

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 slipped Mission slipped into 2025 because ULA needed more Vulcan rocket hardware beyond Cert-2 and the two USSF missions that took priority over the Dream Chaser flight. —

Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026 French wine and spirits exports have slipped from being traditionally France’s second-largest export sector to third, behind aerospace and cosmetics, as trade tensions intensified. —

Reuters 9 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026 Just before dawn, the book slipped off his lap onto the floor. —

Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026 This time, the quarrel between state and Hamilton County leaders is about language, slipped into a lengthy bill, that would nullify rental cap ordinances. —

Jake Allen, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026 Decisions slipped into indefinite timelines. —

Adrianne Wright, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026 Shares of Dick’s Sporting Goods have slipped 18% over the past 12 months but are up 1% in 2026. —

Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026 After that, Perardi and Youngblood’s relationship slipped into a state of delirium. —

Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026 At an afternoon briefing, Roache said the only injury reported came when a first responder slipped and fell during the initial response. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026

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Cortina Mayor Gianluca Lorenzi received death threats after centuries-old trees were felled to make way for a $131 million bobsledding track.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
Afterward, Agnes and I were felled by the kind of hunger that overtakes only those who have exerted themselves in cold weather.

— Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026