SLIPPING Synonyms: 185 Similar and Opposite Words

slipping 1 of 2

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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Its model has Nvidia’s share of the other hyperscalers’ spending slipping from 18% in 2026 to 16% in 2027. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 In the meantime, the strangers who are slipping into her home through the box have become her part-time companions, starting with Jason and Amanda and continuing with others like Leighton and Blair. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 But those percentages are slipping from year-ago levels that were at 48 percent, 11 percent and 8 percent, respectively. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 For all our preparations and many hours of hunting, the long archery season was slipping by without our glimpsing the big buck. — Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 Having someone review documents, take notes or track deadlines can help prevent important details from slipping through the cracks. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Even so, there are numerous reports of perpetrators spiking a victim’s drink or otherwise slipping a drug to them without their knowledge. — Christopher P. Holstege, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026 But a few months later, at her 18-month appointment, the standard graph that plotted a child’s weight against their age showed her weight slipping off the curve. — Raj Panjabi, Time, 13 Oct. 2026 If one hook isn’t enough to keep the bag from slipping, place another one on the opposite side. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 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

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The disruption has sent transits through the straits of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb falling sharply after mostly recovering to their pre-war levels.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
This all comes at a time when supply is falling — and falling faster than demand is recovering.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of falling

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The show revolved around Crockett and Tubbs, two undercover detectives infiltrating South Florida’s criminal underworld.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Plus, even if a company isn’t intentionally using your data to train their models, one of their many agents could always go rogue, infiltrating company data and hoovering up individual users’ conversations with their chatbots.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of infiltrating

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Kids made good accomplices, tasked with sneaking off on a hunt for the bill.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
At 15, Mariana de Miguel was already sneaking into Mexico City’s nightlife with a fake ID, saving money to see the bands that shaped her imagination.

— Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of sneaking

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Against that backdrop, the royal visit signals that Spain is shedding its longstanding reluctance to send its monarchs to the exclaves, Amirah-Fernández said.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Polartec is updating its Alpha active insulation platform with a patent-pending construction designed to address snagging and shedding as brands increasingly use the material as a visible or standalone layer.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 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