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slipped

VERB

fall; glide

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drop move shift skid slide slither

STRONG

glissade lurch skate slick totter trip

WEAK

lose balance lose footing smooth along

Antonyms

STRONGEST

remain

WEAK

correct perfect

VERB

err

Synonyms

STRONGEST

stumble

STRONG

blunder flub fluff goof miscalculate misjudge mistake muff trip

WEAK

drop the ball go wrong make a mistake put foot in mouth slip up

Antonyms

STRONG

correct fix understand

WEAK

perfect

Example Sentences

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 1.1%, or 537 points, while the Nasdaq composite gave up 1.5%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Those gains didn’t appear to be sticking in Friday’s premarket, as Cerebras stock slipped 2.6% to $303.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

But during Tuesday's semi-final she suffered a wardrobe malfunction and the mask slipped off.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

In early European trading, Brent crude was down 1% to $106.67 a barrel, while WTI futures slipped 1.2% to $97.37 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Hugo gave me the piece of paper back and I slipped it inside the journal and placed them in the drawer together.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler