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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

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JPMorgan predicts Hormuz will reopen in June and expects Brent to remain near $100 per barrel for most of the year, with monthly averages slipping below that level only late in 2026.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Worried the World Cup was slipping through their fingers the bid committee reorganized in a way that made it, well, more united.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

"It was nothing like any of the questions I'd seen before," she wrote, "my offer at uni is slipping away as I'm writing this".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The consumer-confidence survey had reached a four-month high of 93.8 in April, before slipping to 93.1 in May.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

I couldn’t shake a sense that my time with him was slipping away, and I longed for the carefree hours spent listening to his stories.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

slipping

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