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slip Synonyms

slip

n.

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*

get away, slip away, escape (from); see leave 1.

slip Synonyms

slip

v.

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.

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Another word for slip

verb

To move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly:
glide, glissade, lapse, slide, slither. See move
To move silently and furtively:
creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, snake, sneak, steal. (Slang) gumshoe. See move
To lose one's balance and fall or almost fall:
skid, slide, slither. Idiom: take a skid (or slide). See move
To shift or be shifted out of place:
slide. See move
To maneuver gently and slowly into place:
ease, glide, slide. See careful, easy
To free from ties or fasteners:
disengage, loose, loosen, unbind, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unloose, unloosen, untie. See tighten
To get away from (a pursuer):
elude, evade, lose, shake off, throw off. (Slang) shake. Idiom: give someone the shake (or slip). See seek
To bring forth a nonviable fetus prematurely:
abort, miscarry. See reproduction
To displace (a bone) from a socket or joint:
dislocate, throw out. Idiom: throw out of joint. See help
To decline, as in value or quantity, very gradually:
drop off, fall off, sag. See increase
To make an error or mistake:
err, miscue, mistake, slip up, stumble, trip up. See correct
To undergo moral deterioration:
fall, sink. Idiom: go bad (or wrong). See right