Synonyms for slip
noun
Error
lapse, misdeed, indiscretion; see error 1.
Misstep
slide, skid, stumble; see fall 1.
Undergarment
underclothing, lingerie, half-slip, chemise, camisole; see also clothes, underwear.
Piece of paper
piece, sheet, leaf; see paper 1. See syn. study at error.
give someone the slip*
verb
To slide
glide, shift, move; see slide 1.
To err
slip up, blunder, mistake, make a mistake.
let slip
miss, fail with, slip up*; see drop 2, neglect 1, 2.
tell, divulge, let out; see reveal 1.
See slip in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly:
glide, glissade, lapse, slide, slither. See moveTo move silently and furtively:
creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, snake, sneak, steal. (Slang) gumshoe. See moveTo lose one's balance and fall or almost fall:
skid, slide, slither. Idiom: take a skid (or slide). See moveTo shift or be shifted out of place:
slide. See moveTo maneuver gently and slowly into place:
ease, glide, slide. See careful, easyTo free from ties or fasteners:
disengage, loose, loosen, unbind, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unloose, unloosen, untie. See tightenTo get away from (a pursuer):
elude, evade, lose, shake off, throw off. (Slang) shake. Idiom: give someone the shake (or slip). See seekTo bring forth a nonviable fetus prematurely:
abort, miscarry. See reproductionTo displace (a bone) from a socket or joint:
dislocate, throw out. Idiom: throw out of joint. See helpTo decline, as in value or quantity, very gradually:
drop off, fall off, sag. See increaseTo make an error or mistake:
err, miscue, mistake, slip up, stumble, trip up. See correctTo undergo moral deterioration:
fall, sink. Idiom: go bad (or wrong). See right
phrasal verb slip intoTo put (an article of clothing) on one's person:
assume, don, get on, pull on, put on, slip on. See put on
phrasal verb slip onTo put (an article of clothing) on one's person:
assume, don, get on, pull on, put on, slip into. See put on
phrasal verb slip upTo make an error or mistake:
err, miscue, mistake, slip, stumble, trip up. See correct
noun
An act or thought that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true:
erratum, error, inaccuracy, incorrectness, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, slip-up, trip. See correctA minor mistake:
lapse, slip-up. (Informal) fluff. See correct
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