What are some opposite words for slip?
Antonyms for slip
slɪpslip
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faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherienoun
a socially awkward or tactless act
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rusticity, slipperiness, skid, gaucherie, cutting, pillowcase, shimmy, mooring, trip, pillow slip, case, chemise, moorage, shift, slickness, parapraxis, teddy, slip-up, faux pas, slip of paper, slick, strip, elusion, solecism, gaffe, eluding, miscue, sideslip, berthslip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxisnoun
a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
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slipperiness, chemise, gaucherie, cutting, pillowcase, skid, solecism, trip, pillow slip, case, shimmy, moorage, shift, slickness, mooring, teddy, slip-up, faux pas, slip of paper, slick, strip, elusion, gaffe, parapraxis, eluding, miscue, sideslip, berthslipnoun
potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
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slipperiness, chemise, gaucherie, cutting, pillowcase, skid, solecism, trip, pillow slip, case, shimmy, moorage, shift, slickness, mooring, teddy, slip-up, faux pas, slip of paper, slick, strip, elusion, gaffe, parapraxis, eluding, miscue, sideslip, berthcutting, slipnoun
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
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cutting, berth, film editing, parapraxis, trip, case, faux pas, pillowcase, miscue, press clipping, gaffe, slickness, slipperiness, elusion, cut, mooring, press cutting, cutting off, slick, chemise, thinning, teddy, sideslip, clipping, eluding, shimmy, moorage, gaucherie, skid, slip of paper, shift, newspaper clipping, pillow slip, solecism, carving, strip, slip-upslipnoun
a young and slender person
"he's a mere slip of a lad"
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slipperiness, chemise, gaucherie, cutting, pillowcase, skid, solecism, trip, pillow slip, case, shimmy, moorage, shift, slickness, mooring, teddy, slip-up, faux pas, slip of paper, slick, strip, elusion, gaffe, parapraxis, eluding, miscue, sideslip, berthmooring, moorage, berth, slipnoun
a place where a craft can be made fast
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cutting, billet, berth, place, spot, trip, case, faux pas, pillowcase, miscue, gaffe, slickness, slipperiness, elusion, tying up, post, mooring, slick, gaucherie, parapraxis, chemise, position, bunk, teddy, docking, sideslip, mooring line, eluding, shimmy, pillow slip, dockage, moorage, skid, slip of paper, shift, situation, office, solecism, built in bed, strip, slip-upslip, tripnoun
an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
"he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
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cutting, berth, head trip, trip-up, pillow slip, case, faux pas, pillowcase, miscue, gaffe, slickness, slipperiness, elusion, mooring, slick, parapraxis, chemise, teddy, sideslip, eluding, shimmy, trip, moorage, gaucherie, stumble, skid, misstep, slip of paper, shift, tripper, solecism, strip, slip-upslickness, slick, slipperiness, slipnoun
a slippery smoothness
"he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
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cutting, berth, trip, case, faux pas, skulduggery, pillowcase, hanky panky, miscue, gaffe, slickness, slipperiness, elusion, mooring, slip-up, slick, gaucherie, parapraxis, chemise, teddy, shiftiness, sideslip, eluding, shimmy, moorage, glibness, skid, rascality, slip of paper, shift, trickery, hocus-pocus, pillow slip, solecism, glossy, strip, jiggery-pokery, skullduggery, trickiness, slick magazinestrip, slipnoun
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
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cutting, landing strip, berth, cartoon strip, parapraxis, trip, case, faux pas, pillowcase, miscue, gaffe, slickness, slipperiness, elusion, mooring, gaucherie, slick, chemise, comic strip, funnies, teddy, flight strip, sideslip, eluding, shimmy, moorage, airstrip, skid, slip of paper, shift, pillow slip, strip, striptease, solecism, strip show, slip-upslip, slip of papernoun
a small sheet of paper
"a receipt slip"
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slipperiness, chemise, gaucherie, cutting, pillowcase, skid, solecism, trip, pillow slip, case, shimmy, moorage, shift, slickness, mooring, teddy, slip-up, faux pas, slip of paper, slick, strip, elusion, gaffe, parapraxis, eluding, miscue, sideslip, berthchemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddynoun
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
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cutting, berth, trip, faux pas, sack, pillowcase, shift key, miscue, gaffe, transmutation, slickness, duty period, slipperiness, slip of paper, pillow slip, mooring, slick, displacement, gaucherie, parapraxis, chemise, switch, elusion, geological fault, teddy, shifting, sideslip, break, eluding, shimmy, faulting, moorage, skid, case, teddy bear, fault, shift, fracture, switching, work shift, strip, solecism, transformation, slip-upcase, pillowcase, slip, pillow slipnoun
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
"the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
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cutting, miscue, skid, type, font, instance, pillow slip, case, faux pas, eccentric, slip-up, pillowcase, guinea pig, gaffe, slickness, fount, elusion, casing, mooring, slick, character, gaucherie, event, chemise, slipperiness, subject, teddy, example, sideslip, cause, eluding, shimmy, causa, trip, moorage, typeface, compositor's case, berth, caseful, grammatical case, slip of paper, face, showcase, parapraxis, vitrine, display case, strip, shift, sheath, solecism, typesetter's case, lawsuit, suit, shellskid, slip, sideslipnoun
an unexpected slide
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skid, slipperiness, brake shoe, gaucherie, cutting, pillowcase, shimmy, mooring, trip, pillow slip, case, chemise, moorage, shift, slickness, parapraxis, shoe, slip-up, faux pas, slip of paper, slick, strip, elusion, solecism, gaffe, teddy, eluding, miscue, sideslip, berthslip, sideslipnoun
a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
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slipperiness, chemise, gaucherie, cutting, pillowcase, skid, solecism, trip, pillow slip, case, shimmy, moorage, shift, slickness, mooring, teddy, slip-up, faux pas, slip of paper, slick, strip, elusion, gaffe, parapraxis, eluding, miscue, sideslip, berthslip, elusion, eludingverb
the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
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slipperiness, chemise, gaucherie, cutting, pillowcase, skid, solecism, trip, pillow slip, case, shimmy, moorage, shift, slickness, mooring, teddy, slip-up, faux pas, slip of paper, slick, strip, elusion, gaffe, parapraxis, eluding, miscue, sideslip, berthsteal, slipverb
move stealthily
"The ship slipped away in the darkness"
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splay, drop away, fall away, slip one's mind, dislocate, slue, mistake, skid, err, slide, drop off, slew, luxate, steal, sneakslipverb
insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
"He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
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splay, dislocate, fall away, slip one's mind, slue, mistake, drop away, skid, err, slide, drop off, slew, luxate, steal, sneakskid, slip, slue, slew, slideverb
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
"the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
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slide, steal, sheer, sneak, slew, slue, skid, slip one's mind, drop away, swerve, cut, trend, slither, luxate, curve, dislocate, splay, drop off, fall away, mistake, err, veerslip, drop off, drop away, fall awayverb
get worse
"My grades are slipping"
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slide, recede, steal, nod off, sneak, slew, fall asleep, slue, discharge, fall off, skid, put down, slip one's mind, drop away, fall behind, drowse off, lose, doze off, drop, luxate, dislocate, splay, fall back, flake out, drop off, fall away, set down, drift off, mistake, unload, err, dope offslipverb
move smoothly and easily
"the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble"
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splay, dislocate, fall away, slip one's mind, slue, mistake, drop away, skid, err, slide, drop off, slew, luxate, steal, sneakerr, mistake, slipverb
to make a mistake or be incorrect
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slide, steal, misidentify, sneak, slew, stray, slue, skid, slip one's mind, drop away, drift, dislocate, splay, luxate, drop off, fall away, mistake, errslip, sneakverb
pass on stealthily
"He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
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slide, steal, filch, sneak, slew, snarf, slue, pinch, swipe, skid, purloin, slip one's mind, drop away, cabbage, nobble, pilfer, pussyfoot, hook, luxate, lift, dislocate, splay, drop off, fall away, creep, mouse, mistake, err, abstractslipverb
move easily
"slip into something comfortable"
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splay, dislocate, fall away, slip one's mind, slue, mistake, drop away, skid, err, slide, drop off, slew, luxate, steal, sneakslipverb
cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
"he slipped the bolt into place"
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splay, dislocate, fall away, slip one's mind, slue, mistake, drop away, skid, err, slide, drop off, slew, luxate, steal, sneakslip, slip one's mindverb
pass out of one's memory
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splay, dislocate, fall away, slip one's mind, slue, mistake, drop away, skid, err, slide, drop off, slew, luxate, steal, sneakdislocate, luxate, splay, slipverb
move out of position
"dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
Synonyms:
slide, slue, sneak, skid, slew, rotate, spread out, drop away, slip one's mind, luxate, steal, dislocate, splay, turn out, drop off, fall away, mistake, err
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How to use slip in a sentence?
Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull:
You cannot guarantee that there will be no terrorist incident, but I can assure Australians that our security system, our border protection, our domestic security arrangements, are much stronger than they are in Europe where regrettably they allowed security to slip.
During the first couple of days of the war, Russian forces appear to have prioritized rushing forward to secure objectives quickly. This means they weren't advancing as a coherent front line, securing territory as they go. This effectively allowed Ukrainian forces to slip behind Russia's advanced mechanized units and attack logistics columns traveling on unsecured roads in the rear.
[In the scene] his feet slip off the plane and he really is holding on for his life.
It’s a piece of the puzzle on how to treat and manage obesity, but you can slip back into your bad habits, that’s why surgery follow up is vital to treatment success.
Such elated spirit and bluffing may greatly get on the nerve of the dialogue partner even at the slightest slip, the use of armed forces against the DPRK will be a horrible thing for the US.
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