/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of slipping Find synonyms for: Verb1. steal, slip, moveusage: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"2. slip, insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduceusage: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"3. skid, slip, slue, slew, slide, glideusage: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"4. slip, drop off, drop away, fall away, worsen, declineusage: get worse; "My grades are slipping"5. slip, escape, get away, break looseusage: move smoothly and easily; "the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble"6. err, mistake, slipusage: to make a mistake or be incorrect7. slip, sneak, pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, giveusage: pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"8. slip, moveusage: move easily; "slip into something comfortable"9. slip, move, displaceusage: cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; "he slipped the bolt into place"10. slip, slip one's mind, forget, block, blank out, draw a blankusage: pass out of one's memory11. dislocate, luxate, splay, slip, move, displaceusage: move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"Adjective1. slipping, slithering, slippery (vs. nonslippery), slippyusage: moving as on a slippery surface; "his slipping and slithering progress over the ice"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language