/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of backslider Find synonyms for: Noun1. recidivist, backslider, reversionist, wrongdoer, offenderusage: someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behaviorWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sequester Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language