skids

NOUN

decline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deterioration downturn drop failure fall recession slump weakening

STRONG

abatement backsliding comedown cropper decay decrepitude degeneracy degeneration descent devolution diminution dissolution dive downfall downgrade dwindling ebb ebbing enfeeblement failing flop lapse pratfall relapse senility wane waning worsening

WEAK

fall-off falling-off on the skids

Antonyms

STRONGEST

increase rise success

STRONG

accomplishment achievement ascent development growth improvement progress strength strengthening upgrade

WEAK

betterment

NOUN

ruin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankruptcy collapse demolition destruction extinction insolvency wreck wreckage

STRONG

atrophy bane bath breakdown confusion crash crumbling damage decay defeat degeneracy degeneration destitution deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall downgrade failure fall havoc loss nemesis overthrow ruination subversion undoing waste waterloo

WEAK

crack up the end

Antonyms

STRONGEST

building construction creation

STRONG

accomplishment achievement advantage attainment development

Example Sentences

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It looks simple, but if a child miscounts, counts one cow twice or skips one, it reveals they need to work on their number sense.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Warren Buffett skips midyear donation to Gates Foundation as he awaits Epstein review.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

A great song offers pleasure, but a great album – no skips – is a doorway.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

At the same time, he does visit the popular region of Veneto, but skips Venice, focusing instead on Treviso and Isola della Scala, the lands of, respectively, radicchio and rice.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Then she hops down from her ball and skips over to Rosie, who climbs rather more carefully down from hers.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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