Defect
Defect noun - Something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.
Slip
Slip noun - A long narrow piece of material.
Defect and slip are semantically related in inaccuracy topic. Sometimes you can use "Defect" instead a noun "Slip".
How words are described
| rare | rare defect | rare slip |
| single | single defect | single slip |
| small | small defect | small slip |
| big | big defect | big slip |
| Other adjectives: serious, tiny, infamous, major, minor, lethal. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Due in large part to him starting a chain of events that ultimately caused Sasuke to defect from Konoha by letting it slip that Itachi came by, thus bringing the story to where it is now, Aoba Yamashiro has been hailed as a Bad Ass Spanner in the Works or Chess Master by the fans.
Source: Memetic Badass / Anime and Manga -
He employs Dirty Social Tricks such as pretending to mistake Kirk for either waitstaff or Molly's gay friend to humiliate him, then lets slip that Molly has some defect so that Kirk's insecurities make him curious and ruin his and Molly's relationship.
Source: Film / She's Out of My League
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Slip and Defect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defect/slip
Defect & Slip. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defect/slip>.
Slip or Defect. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defect/slip.
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