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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

Example Sentences

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A job won’t replace a career launch, but it can keep money flowing, build experience and prevent months from slipping by while you wait for the perfect opportunity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 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

Dehydrated and slipping in and out of conciousness, he said the two English words he knew: “political asylum.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

—The dollar fell, with the DXY dollar index slipping 0.1% to 99.098.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Servants whizzed in and out, slipping behind silk screens or pushing out papered wall panels.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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