SLIPPING Synonyms: 185 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in collapsing

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slipping

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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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Look a little closer, however, and its chart dominance has been slipping for years. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026 Golden State trailed by 16 points with 16 minutes remaining, their historic season slipping through their fingers. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 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 Virginia saw the biggest changes as three incumbent Republicans saw their advantage slipping from their grasp. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026 The league, facing the possibility of attendance at a Tottenham game slipping under 60,000 for the first time, recently slashed remaining tickets down to 79 pounds ($105) — its lowest 2026 category — including for some high-end seats. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 Her assistant stayed close, slipping her tissues between embraces. — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026 Four years after a fragile ceasefire ended widespread conflict in Ethiopia, the region is again slipping back into full-out war. — Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, The Conversation, 29 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

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

Verb

People have moved so aggressively along the learning curve that those challenges are falling by the wayside.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Paired with an all-leather ensemble, pants and pointed-toe pumps included, the hair screamed ’80s rom-com star, the curls falling toward her face in a single swift motion.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of falling

Verb

Unlike every other film genre, the history of horror, at least since the 1950s, is a story of amateurs stumbling in the dark.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Instead of stumbling like the Phillies and Cubs, the Padres surged and took with them the #1 Wild Card spot, earning the right to host this series.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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The group is known for infiltrating companies by exploiting software vulnerabilities or server misconfigurations to breach IT networks and then spreading ransomware to encrypt computers.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026
The company discovered in July that rogue AI agents had schemed in secret to break out of the virtual sandbox created to contain them, infiltrating the open internet and hacking a private company.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of infiltrating

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The cash is flowing to candidates, super PACs and industry groups aiming to shape policy fights in Washington.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Olivia Rodrigo originally planned to hit the stage at her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival in August in an iconic floor-length, flowing white gown.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of flowing

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That discovery could potentially expose the skeletons in the NFL’s closet, shedding light on the league’s allegedly discriminatory hiring practices.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
Returning to Earth means shedding an enormous amount of energy to slow down.

— Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 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