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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Slipping home prices, a wobbly job market and economic uncertainty have left some customers on the sidelines, executives said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Slipping into her skin for the second time was “very familiar.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

Slipping has been a factor in some games.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

Slipping in the polls, Ramaswamy is working hard to regain the attention of voters and the media.

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2023

Slipping and stumbling, they followed Hagrid down what seemed to be a steep, narrow path.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

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