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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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Net income for the first quarter fell 4.2% from a year ago to $3.29 billion, while adjusted earnings per share, which excludes nonrecurring items, slipped to $3.43 from $3.56, but beat analyst expectations of $3.41.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Baidu’s net profit fell 55% to 3.45 billion yuan, while revenue slipped 1.1% to 32.08 billion yuan.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Recently, a teenager entered the bakery and slipped him a piece of paper with a phone number on it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

It was also felt referee Craig Pawson should have pointed to the spot in the 77th minute when Yehor Yarmolyuk slipped and brought down Pablo inside the area.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The lie just slipped from my mouth, and I realized it was what Opal had called me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff