Failure and Slip

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Failure

Failure noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.
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Slip is a synonym for failure in mistake topic. In some cases you can use "Slip" instead a noun "Failure".
Nearby Words: fail, failing, failed

Slip

Slip noun - A long narrow piece of material.
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Failure is a synonym for slip in error topic. Sometimes you can use "Failure" instead a noun "Slip", if it concerns topics such as mistake.
Nearby Words: slipped, slipup, slipping, slipper, slippy

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single single failure single slip
severe severe failure severe slip
massive massive failure massive slip
big big failure big slip
Other adjectives: serious, embarrassing, infamous, artistic, dramatic, final, temporary, slightest, inevitable, occasional.

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  • Hidden in Plain Sight If not for Ben's slip up to one of Glory's minions (and subsequent failure to kill said minion), she may never have found out in time.
    Source: Hidden in Plain Sight
  • Faux Affably Evil However, his act starts to slip when he has half his generals executed for a minor failure.
    Source: Faux Affably Evil
  • For Want of a Nail In the first verse, a slip-up in an actor's facelift leads to the failure of the show that would have saved a TV network.
    Source: For Want of a Nail
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