Drop
Slip
Slip verb - To decline gradually from a standard level.
Usage example: the store's quality of service began to slip after the new owners took over
Drop is a synonym for slip in decline topic. You can use "Drop" instead the word "Slip" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as fall, movement, decrease, slide.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| full | full drop | full slip |
| long | long drop | long slip |
| specific | specific drop | specific slip |
| standard | standard drop | standard slip |
| Other adjectives: single, sheer, small, severe, massive, big, extreme, enormous, tiny, bad, major, dramatic, final, minor, lethal, accidental, slightest, literal, red, longer. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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To counter that, though, once you fall below what would be considered the "perfect" threshold for each category, the score immediately drops below 100 and continues to drop fast, so you still need to make sure you've got a solid plan since one slip-up can send your score plummeting.
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Misery seems to be some kind of inflatable ham, who can slip in and out of hammy acting at the drop of a hat.
Source: Large Ham / Western Animation - Carrie Fisher's infamous trans-Atlantic accent ("slip through your fingers") as Princess Leia, which she seems to drop halfway through the first film.
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