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 Escondido, which is sophomore-heavy, slipped to 4-17 overall, 1-7 in league play and has lost seven in a row. —

John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026 Arsenal’s biggest spike came in the 59th minute when Kai Havertz, slipped through by Martin Odegaard, fired straight into Gianluigi Donnarumma’s hulking frame from just outside the six-yard box. —

Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 First, an item that slipped under the radar, former co-owner Steve Tisch appeared in the team’s war room as the team was making its second pick of the night. —

Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 International Business Machines — The technology giant slipped 7% after IBM failed to raise its full-year guidance after posting an earnings beat. —

Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026 Brown read the defense and slipped toward the rim instead of holding his screen — the right play. —

Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026 Purchasing managers’ data slipped into contraction last month for the first time since the pandemic. —

Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026 However, the professional dancer slipped from Efron's grasp, landing face-first on the floor. —

Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 Green’s game has, in fact, slipped significantly since the Warriors’ heyday. —

Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026

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In the piece, the Vicar of Christ is felled not by his oppressors but rather by a random cosmic event.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Jeff Shell, now felled from his presidency of Paramount, is living proof.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026