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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Appeared in the September 26, 2025, print edition as 'Sales of Existing Homes Slipped In August'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 25, 2025

A representative told music blog Slipped Disc that Sir John withdrew from the festival on Wednesday.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2023

Hawks: Slipped to 4-5 on the season, the first time they've been below .500.

From Fox News • Nov. 4, 2021

Hawks: Slipped to 4-5 on the season, the first time they’ve been below .500.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2021

Slipped in at the end was the question the experimenters really wanted an answer to: “What do you feel would be an appropriate dollar amount for undergraduate tuition per year?”

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell