Synonyms for slip
slɪpslip

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slip

   Synonyms:
   bind, chafe, grind, slide, stand, stick

   Antonyms:
   revolve, roll, rotate, turn

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherienoun

   a socially awkward or tactless act

   Synonyms:
   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, berth

2. slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxisnoun

   a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

   Synonyms:
   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, berth

3. slipnoun

   potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

   Synonyms:
   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, berth

4. cutting, slipnoun

   a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

   Synonyms:
   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-up

5. slipnoun

   a young and slender person

   "he's a mere slip of a lad"

   Synonyms:
   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, berth

6. mooring, moorage, berth, slipnoun

   a place where a craft can be made fast

   Synonyms:
   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-up

7. slip, 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"

   Synonyms:
   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-up

8. slickness, slick, slipperiness, slipnoun

   a slippery smoothness

   "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"

   Synonyms:
   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 magazine

9. strip, slipnoun

   artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

   Synonyms:
   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-up

10. slip, slip of papernoun

    a small sheet of paper

    "a receipt slip"

    Synonyms:
    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, berth

11. chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddynoun

    a woman's sleeveless undergarment

    Synonyms:
    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-up

12. case, pillowcase, slip, pillow slipnoun

    bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

    "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

13. skid, slip, sideslipnoun

    an unexpected slide

    Synonyms:
    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, berth

14. slip, sideslipnoun

    a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

    Synonyms:
    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, berth

15. slip, elusion, eludingverb

    the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

    Synonyms:
    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, berth

16. steal, slipverb

    move stealthily

    "The ship slipped away in the darkness"

    Synonyms:
    splay, drop away, fall away, slip one's mind, dislocate, slue, mistake, skid, err, slide, drop off, slew, luxate, steal, sneak

17. slipverb

    insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

    "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"

    Synonyms:
    splay, dislocate, fall away, slip one's mind, slue, mistake, drop away, skid, err, slide, drop off, slew, luxate, steal, sneak

18. skid, slip, slue, slew, slideverb

    move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

    "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

    Synonyms:
    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, veer

19. slip, drop off, drop away, fall awayverb

    get worse

    "My grades are slipping"

    Synonyms:
    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 off

20. slipverb

    move smoothly and easily

    "the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble"

    Synonyms:
    splay, dislocate, fall away, slip one's mind, slue, mistake, drop away, skid, err, slide, drop off, slew, luxate, steal, sneak

21. err, mistake, slipverb

    to make a mistake or be incorrect

    Synonyms:
    slide, steal, misidentify, sneak, slew, stray, slue, skid, slip one's mind, drop away, drift, dislocate, splay, luxate, drop off, fall away, mistake, err

22. slip, sneakverb

    pass on stealthily

    "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"

    Synonyms:
    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, abstract

23. slipverb

    move easily

    "slip into something comfortable"

    Synonyms:
    splay, dislocate, fall away, slip one's mind, slue, mistake, drop away, skid, err, slide, drop off, slew, luxate, steal, sneak

24. slipverb

    cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion

    "he slipped the bolt into place"

    Synonyms:
    splay, dislocate, fall away, slip one's mind, slue, mistake, drop away, skid, err, slide, drop off, slew, luxate, steal, sneak

25. slip, slip one's mindverb

    pass out of one's memory

    Synonyms:
    splay, dislocate, fall away, slip one's mind, slue, mistake, drop away, skid, err, slide, drop off, slew, luxate, steal, sneak

26. dislocate, 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

Matched Categories

1. • Anchorage
   • Artifact
   • Bed Linen
   • Blunder
   • Escape
   • Insert
   • Mishap
   • Move
   • Pass
   • Potter's Clay
   • Smoothness
   • Stem
   • Undergarment
   • Young Person

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slipverb

   Synonyms:
   glide, slide

2. slipverb

   Synonyms:
   err, trip, mistake, fall into error, commit a fault

3. slipverb

   Synonyms:
   put stealthily, convey secretly

4. slipverb

   Synonyms:
   throw off, disengage one's self from

5. slipverb

   Synonyms:
   loose, loosen, let loose, let go, let slip

6. slipnoun

   Synonyms:
   slide, glide, move smoothly

7. slipnoun

   Synonyms:
   error, mistake, fault, lapse, shortcoming, trip, oversight

8. slipnoun

   Synonyms:
   cutting, twig, shoot

9. slipnoun

   Synonyms:
   strip, long and narrow piece

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1. slipnoun

   Synonyms:
   lapse, error, indiscretion, transgression, peccadillo, mistake, twig, cutting, scion, shoot, escape, riddance, desertion, wrapper, covering

2. slipverb

   Synonyms:
   slide, glide, err, trip, omit, lose, foist, elapse

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1. List of paraphrases for "slip":

   slips, slide, sheet, landslide, leaflet, slippage, underwear, skating, leaf, dip, relapse, pamphlet, folio, dips, fall, drop

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How to use slip in a sentence?

1. Mark Twain:

   Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away and a sunny spirit takes their place.

2. Harjeet Singh:

   Rich nations have been dragging their feet, but we can't allow this essential element to slip off the table.

3. Digby Warde-Aldam:

   Surely no arbiter in their right mind could have let such hectoring, cultural studies-sanctioned guff slip through the net?

4. Telugu:

   If your foot slip, you may recover your balance, but if your tongue slip, you cannot recall your words.

5. Benjamin Franklin:

   A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.