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slipping

ADJECTIVE
down
Synonyms
STRONGEST
downward
STRONG
cascading declining depressed descending downgrade downhill dropping falling inferior precipitating sagging sinking sliding slumping
WEAK
bottomward earthward gravitating groundward nether subjacent to the bottom under underneath
Antonyms
WEAK
above cheerful cheery happy heartened higher
ADJECTIVE
falling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collapsing decreasing descending lowering plunging sliding tumbling weakening
STRONG
abating crumbling declining diminishing ebbing settling sinking subsiding toppling tottering
Antonyms
WEAK
improving increasing rising
ADJECTIVE
retrograde
Synonyms
STRONG
declining deteriorating inverted lapsing receding reversed sinking worsening
WEAK
backward catabolic contrary inverse
Antonyms
WEAK
forward positive

Example Sentences

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Just for openers, he could ponder why a world-class opera house has started slipping into provincial status.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Saar yelps in an elevated octave before slipping them on … And not two seconds later kicking them off.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

But it also means that an increasing amount of questionable science is slipping through an overworked peer review process.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Nvidia stock was falling in early trading Friday, with the shares slipping further below the closely-watched $200 level after tumbling 4.6% in the previous session.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

And the pretense of sliding her hand past the raft and almost slipping underwater herself.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix