Backslide
Backslide verb - Drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards.
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- decline and backslide
- decline and relapse
- slip and backslide
- slip and relapse
- return and backslide
- return and relapse
- weaken and backslide
- weaken and relapse
- degenerate and backslide
- degenerate and relapse
- deteriorate and backslide
- deteriorate and relapse
- regression and backslide
- regression and relapse
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Relapse and Backslide. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backslide/relapse
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