Guide
Guide verb - To give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed.
Slip
Slip verb - To decline gradually from a standard level.
How words are described
| old | old guide | old slip |
| full | full guide | full slip |
| free | free guide | free slip |
| massive | massive guide | massive slip |
| Other adjectives: big, serious, little, infamous, major, final, minor. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The tour guide is infuriated by Brian's transgression and accidentally lets the fact that he's a neo-Nazi slip when he starts yelling in German.
Source: Internal Retcon -
It was well-done in III and onward, as well as the in-game track guide, though there are some slip-ups.
Source: Video Game / Need for Speed -
Not Marlon Perkins And while my assistant is wrestling the tiger, I'm going to slip into this tent with our native guide and a pitcher of mai tais.
Source: Wildlife Commentary Spoof
Cite this Source
Slip and Guide. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/guide/slip
Guide & Slip. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/guide/slip>.
Slip or Guide. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/guide/slip.
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