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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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

Chip stocks declined amid U.S.-Iran tensions and profit-taking, with Intel falling and Advanced Micro Devices slipping.

From Barron's • May 28, 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

“Your grades are slipping, too. Has something changed in your life?”

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

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