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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

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All of that said, we should note the governor’s race has yet to be officially decided and Steyer still has at least a theoretical possibility of slipping into the top two.

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

More recently, it has begun to lose its longer-term footing, slipping below its 200-week simple moving average.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Chinese electric-vehicle maker XPeng had a weak start to 2026, slipping back to a loss in the first quarter after becoming profitable at the end of last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Life was slipping away from her, but the crane made Sadako feel stronger inside.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr

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