backslide

Speech parts

1. backslide - Noun

2. backslide - Verb

Meaning

To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lapse return fall slip err decline drop retreat sin slide sink weaken recoil revert degenerate

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Antonyms

increase turn-out burgeon develop pay improve

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Hypernyms

slip drop off fall away drop away

Phrases with the word

academic backslide educational backslide backslide in

Derivatives

backslid backslidden backsliding

Examples

The coffee arrives, and we backslide into what lawyers do best---talking about other lawyers. John Grisham

Avalon went for a slow punch, but Steve reversed it into a backslide pin, but Avalon again kicked out and celebrated. Source: Internet

Romero then went for a backslide for another two-count. Source: Internet

He’s also an expert on how democracies backslide into illiberalism — which was the topic of our first conversation on this podcast. Source: Internet

Every year we make resolutions, and every year we backslide. Source: Internet

However, Cody rolled Darby up on the pin cover into a backslide. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

backslash backslid backslidden backslide in backslider backsliding