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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Distillate inventories were forecast to have slipped by 100,000 barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

"No one died, but the entire crew slipped into depression after that. It was a life-changing experience, unimaginably scary," he said.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

The Chicago Business Barometer slipped to 56.7 in June, slowing from May but still beating economists’ expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Boulter could not respond as the opening set slipped away and she was unable to recover from another setback early in the second.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

The question slipped out before I could think.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu