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Synonyms for slip

65 synonyms
1 antonym
8 meanings

noun
verb

Most common

slip-up lapse stumble blunder

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Mistake — A mistake or error

mistake, error, lapse, fault, slip-up, blunder, faux pas, miss, stumble, goof, boo-boo informal, miscue, gaffe, defect, blooper, transgression, indiscretion, bloomer, fluff, oversight, solecism, peccadillo

2. Shift

shift, shimmy, chemise, teddy

3. Mooring

mooring, dock, berth, moorage

4. Slick

slick, slipperiness, slickness

Other

strip, trip, cutting, drop-off, case, pillow case, side-slip, twig, sprig, scion, elusion rare

Verb

1. Fall away

fall away, drop away, throw off

2. Slide

slide, skid, slew

3. Splay

splay, dislocate, luxate

4. Sneak

sneak, slink, steal

Other

let slip, lose, escape, err, glide, flow, fly, shoot, elapse

Antonyms

All antonyms of slip →

Definitions

n. 1
A mistake or error.
n. 2
An act or instance of slipping.
I had a slip on the ice and bruised my hip.
v. 1
To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
v. 2
To err.

Related words

Word family: slipmouth slip-on slipover slipper slippery slippy slipshod slipskin
Phrases: slip away pink slip slip by slip off incontinence slip let slip slip in slip out

Forms

Plural: slips → mistakes, errors, lapses, faults…
Past participle: slipt
e.g. slipt → slid, skidded, slewed, splayed…

Example sentences

lapse Tom began to lapse in and out of consciousness.
stumble Sometimes I just stumble upon the funniest memes.
blunder Don't worry about your blunder: it wasn't serious.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
slip		steady
lapse		falling
stumble		rising
blunder		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: fly¹, err¹
4 letters: case¹, miss¹, lose¹, trip¹, flow¹, dock¹, skid¹, slew¹, goof¹, twig¹
5 letters: shoot¹, fault¹, shift¹, error², strip¹, steal¹, slide¹, sneak¹, teddy², slick¹, lapse¹, berth¹, glide¹, fluff¹
6 letters: escape², defect², shimmy², elapse², miscue², luxate
7 letters: mistake², cutting², stumble², blunder², mooring², bloomer², blooper², chemise², moorage, elusion
8 letters: solecism
9 letters: oversight³, dislocate³, slickness
10 letters: peccadillo
12 letters: indiscretion⁴, slipperiness
13 letters: transgression³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (error² = 2 syllables).

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