To slip from a higher or better condition to a former, usually lower or poorer one

• backslide

  1. To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
  2. To revert to bad habits or lapse in religious practice.
  3. To slide backward in morals or religious enthusiasm; become less virtuous, less pious, etc.

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  1. To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
  2. To revert to bad habits or lapse in religious practice.
  3. To slide backward in morals or religious enthusiasm; become less virtuous, less pious, etc.

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• regress

  1. To have a tendency to approach or go back to a statistical mean.
  2. To move backward or away from a reference point; recede:
  3. To return to a previous, usually worse or less developed state:

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  1. To have a tendency to approach or go back to a statistical mean.
  2. To move backward or away from a reference point; recede:
  3. To return to a previous, usually worse or less developed state:

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• relapse

  1. To recur. Used of an illness.
  2. To slip or fall back into a former condition, esp. after improvement or seeming improvement
  3. To become sicker after partial recovery from an illness.

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  1. To recur. Used of an illness.
  2. To slip or fall back into a former condition, esp. after improvement or seeming improvement
  3. To become sicker after partial recovery from an illness.

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• retrogress

  1. To go or move backward.
  2. To move backward, esp. into an earlier, less complex, or worse condition; decline; degenerate

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  1. To go or move backward.
  2. To move backward, esp. into an earlier, less complex, or worse condition; decline; degenerate

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• revert

  1. (Law) To return (an estate, for example) to the grantor or the grantor's heirs or successor.
  2. (Biol.) To return to a former or primitive type; show ancestral characteristics normally no longer present in the species
  3. To cause to go back to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief:

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  1. (Law) To return (an estate, for example) to the grantor or the grantor's heirs or successor.
  2. (Biol.) To return to a former or primitive type; show ancestral characteristics normally no longer present in the species
  3. To cause to go back to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief:

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To become or cause to become less active or intense

• abate

  1. (Law) To become void.
  2. To become less in amount, degree, force, etc.; diminish
  3. To fall off in degree or intensity; subside:

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  1. (Law) To become void.
  2. To become less in amount, degree, force, etc.; diminish
  3. To fall off in degree or intensity; subside:

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• bate

  1. To lessen the force or intensity of; moderate:
  2. (Nonstandard) simple past tense of beat; = beat.
  3. (Sometimes figuratively) To cut off, remove, take away.

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  1. To lessen the force or intensity of; moderate:
  2. (Nonstandard) simple past tense of beat; = beat.
  3. (Sometimes figuratively) To cut off, remove, take away.

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• die away

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• down

  1. In or to a place thought of as lower or below; often, specif., southward
  2. To a lower volume of sound
  3. Into a low or prostrate physical condition

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  1. In or to a place thought of as lower or below; often, specif., southward
  2. To a lower volume of sound
  3. Into a low or prostrate physical condition

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• off

  1. So as to be completely removed, finished, or eliminated:
  2. Away from one's work or usual activity
  3. So as to be no longer in operation, function, continuance, etc.

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  1. So as to be completely removed, finished, or eliminated:
  2. Away from one's work or usual activity
  3. So as to be no longer in operation, function, continuance, etc.

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• or out)

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• ease

  1. To lessen in tension, speed, pain, etc.
  2. To move or proceed with little effort:
  3. To lessen, as in discomfort, pressure, or stress:

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  1. To lessen in tension, speed, pain, etc.
  2. To move or proceed with little effort:
  3. To lessen, as in discomfort, pressure, or stress:

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• ebb

  1. To weaken or lessen; decline
  2. To fall back from the flood stage.

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  1. To weaken or lessen; decline
  2. To fall back from the flood stage.

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• fall

  1. (--- Theology) To lose primordial innocence and happiness. Used of humanity as a result of the Fall.
  2. To pass into a particular state, condition, or situation:
  3. To come forth as if by falling; issue:

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  1. (--- Theology) To lose primordial innocence and happiness. Used of humanity as a result of the Fall.
  2. To pass into a particular state, condition, or situation:
  3. To come forth as if by falling; issue:

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• fall off

  1. (Intransitive) To diminish in size, value etc.
  2. (Nautical) To change the direction of the sail so as to point in a direction that is more down wind; to bring the bow leeward.
  3. (Intransitive) To become detached or to drop from.

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  1. (Intransitive) To diminish in size, value etc.
  2. (Nautical) To change the direction of the sail so as to point in a direction that is more down wind; to bring the bow leeward.
  3. (Intransitive) To become detached or to drop from.

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• let up

  1. (Intransitive, of something intense) to lessen

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  1. (Intransitive, of something intense) to lessen

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• moderate

  1. To serve as a moderator
  2. To cause to be less extreme, intense, or violent.
  3. To become moderate

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  1. To serve as a moderator
  2. To cause to be less extreme, intense, or violent.
  3. To become moderate

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• remit

  1. To restore to a former condition or position.
  2. To send (money) in payment
  3. To become more moderate in force or intensity

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  1. To restore to a former condition or position.
  2. To send (money) in payment
  3. To become more moderate in force or intensity

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• slacken

  1. To reduce the intensity or severity of; retard; abate; moderate
  2. To become less tense; loosen, as rope
  3. (Intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack.

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  1. To reduce the intensity or severity of; retard; abate; moderate
  2. To become less tense; loosen, as rope
  3. (Intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack.

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• slack off

  1. To be unproductive; to not perform one's duties.

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  1. To be unproductive; to not perform one's duties.

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• subside

  1. To sit down slowly; settle down:
  2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
  3. To sink or fall to the bottom; settle, as sediment

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  1. To sit down slowly; settle down:
  2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
  3. To sink or fall to the bottom; settle, as sediment

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• wane

  1. To decline in power, importance, prosperity, influence, etc.
  2. To decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity:
  3. To become less intense, bright, strong, etc.; grow dim or faint, as a light

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  1. To decline in power, importance, prosperity, influence, etc.
  2. To decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity:
  3. To become less intense, bright, strong, etc.; grow dim or faint, as a light

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To move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly

• glide

  1. To descend with little or no engine power, using airflow to control lift
  2. To cause to move or pass smoothly, silently, or imperceptibly:
  3. To flow or move smoothly and easily, as in skating

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  1. To descend with little or no engine power, using airflow to control lift
  2. To cause to move or pass smoothly, silently, or imperceptibly:
  3. To flow or move smoothly and easily, as in skating

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• glissade

  1. To make a glissade; slide or glide
  2. To perform a glissade.

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  1. To make a glissade; slide or glide
  2. To perform a glissade.

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• slide

  1. To shift from a position; slip
  2. To move in this manner on a sled, the feet, etc. in contact with a smooth surface, esp. snow or ice
  3. To move quietly and smoothly; glide

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  1. To shift from a position; slip
  2. To move in this manner on a sled, the feet, etc. in contact with a smooth surface, esp. snow or ice
  3. To move quietly and smoothly; glide

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• slip

  1. To go, move, pass, etc. smoothly, quickly, or easily
  2. To put on or remove (clothing) easily or quickly:
  3. To release, loose, or unfasten:

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  1. To go, move, pass, etc. smoothly, quickly, or easily
  2. To put on or remove (clothing) easily or quickly:
  3. To release, loose, or unfasten:

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• slither

  1. To walk with a sliding motion
  2. To move or slide by twisting or undulating the body over a surface, as in the manner of a snake.
  3. To slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface:

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  1. To walk with a sliding motion
  2. To move or slide by twisting or undulating the body over a surface, as in the manner of a snake.
  3. To slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface:

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To become void, especially through passage of time or an omission

• expire

  1. To breathe one's last breath; die:
  2. (Obs.) To give off (an odor, etc.)
  3. To come to an end; terminate:

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  1. To breathe one's last breath; die:
  2. (Obs.) To give off (an odor, etc.)
  3. To come to an end; terminate:

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• run out

  1. (Cricket) To get a batsman out via a run out (see above); or, to be got out in this way.
  2. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To use up; to consume all of something.
  3. (Intransitive) To expire, to come to an end.

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  1. (Cricket) To get a batsman out via a run out (see above); or, to be got out in this way.
  2. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To use up; to consume all of something.
  3. (Intransitive) To expire, to come to an end.

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To move past in time

• elapse

  1. To slip by; pass
  2. To slip by; pass:

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  1. To slip by; pass
  2. To slip by; pass:

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• go

  1. To be such, by and large:
  2. (Informal) To urinate or defecate:
  3. To be discarded or abolished:

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  1. To be such, by and large:
  2. (Informal) To urinate or defecate:
  3. To be discarded or abolished:

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• pass

  1. To go, take place, or be accepted without question, dispute, or challenge
  2. To cause to go by:
  3. To go by; move by or past

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  1. To go, take place, or be accepted without question, dispute, or challenge
  2. To cause to go by:
  3. To go by; move by or past

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A minor mistake

• slip

  1. A slender youthful person:
  2. A woman's sleeveless undergarment the same length as a dress, usually suspended from shoulder straps
  3. A slight error or oversight, as in speech or writing:

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  1. A slender youthful person:
  2. A woman's sleeveless undergarment the same length as a dress, usually suspended from shoulder straps
  3. A slight error or oversight, as in speech or writing:

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• slip-up

  1. Alternative spelling of slip-up.
  2. An unlucky happening; mishap
  3. (Idiomatic) A mistake or error; a minor misstep.

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  1. Alternative spelling of slip-up.
  2. An unlucky happening; mishap
  3. (Idiomatic) A mistake or error; a minor misstep.

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• fluff

  1. Any light or trivial matter or talk
  2. A loose, soft, downy mass of hair, feathers, cotton, dust, etc.
  3. Something having a very light, soft, or frothy consistency or appearance:

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  1. Any light or trivial matter or talk
  2. A loose, soft, downy mass of hair, feathers, cotton, dust, etc.
  3. Something having a very light, soft, or frothy consistency or appearance:

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An act or thought that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true

• erratum

  1. An error, especially one in a printed work.
  2. An error in printing or writing, especially such an error noted in a list of corrections and bound into a book.

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  1. An error, especially one in a printed work.
  2. An error in printing or writing, especially such an error noted in a list of corrections and bound into a book.

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• error

  1. (Law) A mistake in judgment or procedure of a court of record, usually prejudicial to one of the parties
  2. The difference between a computed or estimated result and the actual value, as in mathematics
  3. A mistake.

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  1. (Law) A mistake in judgment or procedure of a court of record, usually prejudicial to one of the parties
  2. The difference between a computed or estimated result and the actual value, as in mathematics
  3. A mistake.

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• inaccuracy

  1. The quality or condition of being inaccurate.
  2. An instance of being inaccurate; an error.
  3. An error or mistake

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  1. The quality or condition of being inaccurate.
  2. An instance of being inaccurate; an error.
  3. An error or mistake

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• incorrectness

  1. The characteristic of being incorrect.

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  1. The characteristic of being incorrect.

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• miscue

  1. (Billiards, Pool) A faulty shot in which the tip of the cue slips off the ball
  2. A miss of the object one intended to hit.
  3. A mistake; error

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  1. (Billiards, Pool) A faulty shot in which the tip of the cue slips off the ball
  2. A miss of the object one intended to hit.
  3. A mistake; error

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• misstep

  1. A step that is wrong, a false step.
  2. (Figuratively) An error or mistake.
  3. A mistake in conduct; faux pas

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  1. A step that is wrong, a false step.
  2. (Figuratively) An error or mistake.
  3. A mistake in conduct; faux pas

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• mistake

  1. An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.
  2. An error; a blunder.
  3. (Baseball) A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard to hit location, but instead ends up in an easy to hit place

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  1. An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.
  2. An error; a blunder.
  3. (Baseball) A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard to hit location, but instead ends up in an easy to hit place

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• slip

  1. (Ceramics) Clay thinned to the consistency of cream for use in decorating or casting, or as a cement or coating
  2. A small piece of paper, esp. one prepared for a specific use
  3. An error in conduct or thinking; a mistake.

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  1. (Ceramics) Clay thinned to the consistency of cream for use in decorating or casting, or as a cement or coating
  2. A small piece of paper, esp. one prepared for a specific use
  3. An error in conduct or thinking; a mistake.

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• slip-up

  1. Alternative spelling of slip-up.
  2. (Idiomatic) A mistake or error; a minor misstep.
  3. An error; an oversight.

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  1. Alternative spelling of slip-up.
  2. (Idiomatic) A mistake or error; a minor misstep.
  3. An error; an oversight.

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• trip

  1. A certain way of life or situation:
  2. An intense, stimulating, or exciting experience:
  3. A mistake; blunder

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  1. A certain way of life or situation:
  2. An intense, stimulating, or exciting experience:
  3. A mistake; blunder

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A slipping from a higher or better condition to a lower or poorer one

• backslide

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• backsliding

  1. An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense

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  1. An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense

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• recidivation

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• recidivism

  1. The repeating of or returning to criminal behavior by the same offender or type of offender.
  2. Habitual or chronic relapse, or tendency to relapse, esp. into crime or antisocial behavior

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  1. The repeating of or returning to criminal behavior by the same offender or type of offender.
  2. Habitual or chronic relapse, or tendency to relapse, esp. into crime or antisocial behavior

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• relapse

  1. The act or an instance of relapsing
  2. A return to a former state, especially after apparent improvement.
  3. The recurrence of a disease after apparent improvement

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  1. The act or an instance of relapsing
  2. A return to a former state, especially after apparent improvement.
  3. The recurrence of a disease after apparent improvement

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To fail slowly

• slip

  1. To put on or remove (clothing) easily or quickly:
  2. To decline from a former or standard level; fall off:
  3. To release, loose, or unfasten:

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  1. To put on or remove (clothing) easily or quickly:
  2. To decline from a former or standard level; fall off:
  3. To release, loose, or unfasten:

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• deteriorate

  1. To make or become worse; lower in quality or value; depreciate
  2. To weaken or disintegrate; decay:
  3. To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:

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  1. To make or become worse; lower in quality or value; depreciate
  2. To weaken or disintegrate; decay:
  3. To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:

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• decline

  1. To bend, turn, or slope downward or aside
  2. To draw to a gradual close:
  3. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:

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  1. To bend, turn, or slope downward or aside
  2. To draw to a gradual close:
  3. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:

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To become void

• end

  1. To form the last or concluding part of:
  2. To come to an end; terminate
  3. To bring to a conclusion:

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  1. To form the last or concluding part of:
  2. To come to an end; terminate
  3. To bring to a conclusion:

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• cease

  1. To stop performing an activity or action; desist:
  2. To bring or come to an end; stop; discontinue
  3. To put an end to; discontinue:

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  1. To stop performing an activity or action; desist:
  2. To bring or come to an end; stop; discontinue
  3. To put an end to; discontinue:

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• terminate

  1. To bring to an end in space or time; form the end or conclusion of; limit, bound, finish, or conclude
  2. To have its end (in something)
  3. To bring to an end or halt:

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  1. To bring to an end in space or time; form the end or conclusion of; limit, bound, finish, or conclude
  2. To have its end (in something)
  3. To bring to an end or halt:

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