Slip
Slip verb - To decline gradually from a standard level.
Work
Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old slip | old work |
| particular | particular slip | particular work |
| usual | usual slip | usual work |
| specific | specific slip | specific work |
| Other adjectives: true, single, serious, little, bad, important, major, final, less, classic. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He has an ultra-tech device do the work while he goes out on his superheroic rounds, with occasional errors allowed to slip through as part of the facade.
Source: Do Well, but Not Perfect -
She also tries to wordlessly brush off Elbia's advances towards Shinichi, but Minori calls her out on this, and she lets slip that she'll have to work harder.
Source: Light Novel / Outbreak Company - In another episode, following a major slip-up on Jay's part, Kay starts calling his partner "Sparky", telling him he has to work his way back up to "Slick."
Source: Hey, You!
Cite this Source
Work and Slip. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/slip/work
Slip & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/slip/work>.
Work or Slip. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/slip/work.
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