backslide

The word “backslide” has 2 syllables: back-slide

It's pronounced as /bækslaɪd/


What is synonym and antonym for backslide?

In the thesaurus, “backslide” has 26 synonyms and 15 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for backslide along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for backslide

  • apostatize
  • atavism
  • decline
  • degenerate
  • degeneration
  • deviate
  • drop
  • ebb
  • fall
  • fall from grace
  • lapse
  • leave the straight and narrow
  • nondevelopment
  • regress
  • regression
  • relapse
  • retrograde
  • retrogress
  • retrogression
  • return
  • reversion
  • revert
  • sin
  • slip
  • throw back
  • worsen

Antonyms for backslide

  • advance
  • advancement
  • develop
  • development
  • evolution
  • evolve
  • gestation
  • grow
  • growth
  • maturation
  • mature
  • progress
  • progression
  • ripen
  • ripening

Meanings of backslide

  • noun
    1. A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
    2. A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards; later popularly called the moonwalk.
  • verb
    1. To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
    2. To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.

Example Sentences

  • Backslide into old habits is a common challenge when trying to maintain a new lifestyle.
  • Despite his efforts to improve, John seemed to backslide into procrastination once again.
  • It's crucial to recognize warning signs before a patient starts to backslide in their recovery journey.
  • After months of progress, Sarah felt disappointed to notice a backslide in her fitness level.
  • The organization implemented measures to prevent members from experiencing a backslide into negative behavior patterns.

On this page you'll find 41 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to backslide, such as: advance, advancement, apostatize, atavism, decline, degenerate, degeneration.

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Related Words

backsliding

  • antireligious
  • backslide
  • blasphemous
  • declining
  • degenerating
  • desecrating
  • dropping
  • ebbing
  • evil
  • faithless
  • falling
  • godless
  • immoral
  • impious
  • iniquitous
  • irreligious
  • irreverent
  • lapse
  • lapsing
  • miscreant
  • nonreligious
  • profanatory
  • profane
  • regressing
  • regression
  • relapsing
  • retrograding
  • retrogressing
  • returning
  • reversion
  • reverting
  • sacrilegious
  • secular
  • sinful
  • sinning
  • throwing back
  • unfaithful
  • ungodly
  • unholy
  • unrighteous
  • unspiritual
  • wicked
  • worldly
  • worsening

fail

  • abort
  • act up
  • back out
  • back wrong horse
  • backslide
  • be cleaned out
  • be defeated
  • be demoted
  • be found lacking
  • be in arrears
  • be in vain
  • be ruined
  • be taken to the cleaners
  • become insolvent
  • blink
  • blunder
  • bomb
  • break
  • break down
  • chagrin
  • cheat
  • close
  • close down
  • collapse
  • come a cropper
  • come to grief
  • come to naught
  • come to nothing
  • come up empty
  • crash
  • crater
  • crumble
  • cut out
  • decay
  • deceive
  • decline
  • defalcate
  • default
  • degenerate
  • delude
  • desert
  • deteriorate
  • die
  • die on the vine
  • disappoint
  • discontent
  • discount
  • disenchant
  • disgruntle
  • dishonor
  • disillusion
  • displease
  • disregard
  • dissatisfy
  • distress
  • droop
  • drop
  • drop a bundle
  • emaciate
  • end
  • fade
  • fall
  • fall flat
  • fall short
  • fall through
  • fault
  • finish
  • fizzle
  • flag
  • flame out
  • flop
  • flounder
  • flunk
  • fold
  • forget
  • founder
  • funk
  • give out
  • go
  • go astray
  • go bankrupt
  • go belly up
  • go broke
  • go bust
  • go down
  • go down swinging
  • go downhill
  • go into Chapter 11
  • go out of business
  • go to the wall
  • go under
  • go up
  • go up in smoke
  • go wrong
  • hit bottom
  • hit the skids
  • ignore
  • implode
  • jam
  • lag
  • languish
  • lay an egg
  • let down
  • lose big
  • lose control
  • lose out
  • lose status
  • malfunction
  • meet with disaster
  • miscarry
  • misfire
  • miss
  • miss out on
  • miss the boat
  • mock
  • neglect
  • omit
  • overdraw
  • overlook
  • overpass
  • pass over
  • play into
  • pretermit
  • repudiate
  • rot
  • run aground
  • run down
  • sag
  • self-destruct
  • sink
  • skid
  • skip
  • slide
  • slight
  • slip
  • slump
  • sputter
  • stall
  • strike out
  • struggle
  • tank
  • terminate
  • turn out badly
  • upset
  • wane
  • wash out
  • weaken
  • wear out
  • wheeze
  • wilt
  • wither
  • yield

fails

  • abort
  • acts up
  • back out
  • back wrong horse
  • backslide
  • be cleaned out
  • be defeated
  • be demoted
  • be found lacking
  • be in arrears
  • be in vain
  • be ruined
  • be taken to the cleaners
  • become insolvent
  • blink
  • blunder
  • bombs
  • break
  • break down
  • breaks
  • breaks down
  • chagrins
  • cheats
  • close
  • close down
  • collapses
  • come to naught
  • come to nothing
  • comes a cropper
  • comes to grief
  • comes up empty
  • crash
  • crashes
  • craters
  • crumbles
  • cuts out
  • decays
  • deceives
  • decline
  • declines
  • defalcate
  • default
  • defaults
  • degenerates
  • deludes
  • desert
  • deteriorate
  • deteriorates
  • dies
  • dies on the vine
  • disappoint
  • disappoints
  • discontents
  • discount
  • disenchants
  • disgruntles
  • dishonor
  • disillusions
  • displeases
  • disregard
  • disregards
  • dissatisfies
  • distresses
  • droops
  • drop
  • drop a bundle
  • emaciates
  • end
  • fades
  • fall
  • fall flat
  • fall short
  • fall through
  • falls flat
  • falls short
  • fault
  • finish
  • fizzle
  • fizzles
  • flags
  • flames out
  • flop
  • flops
  • flounder
  • flounders
  • flunks
  • fold
  • folds
  • forget
  • forgets
  • founder
  • founders
  • funk
  • gives out
  • go astray
  • go bankrupt
  • go belly up
  • go broke
  • go bust
  • go down
  • go down swinging
  • go downhill
  • go into Chapter 11
  • go out of business
  • go to the wall
  • go under
  • go up
  • go up in smoke
  • go wrong
  • goes
  • goes under
  • hit bottom
  • hit the skids
  • ignore
  • ignores
  • implodes
  • jams
  • lags
  • languishes
  • lays an egg
  • let down
  • lets down
  • lose big
  • lose control
  • lose out
  • lose status
  • malfunctions
  • meet with disaster
  • miscarries
  • miscarry
  • misfires
  • miss
  • miss the boat
  • misses
  • misses out on
  • mocks
  • neglect
  • neglects
  • omit
  • omits
  • overdraw
  • overlook
  • overlooks
  • overpass
  • overpasses
  • passes over
  • play into
  • pretermits
  • repudiate
  • rots
  • run aground
  • runs down
  • sags
  • self-destructs
  • sinks
  • skids
  • skips
  • slides
  • slight
  • slights
  • slip
  • slips
  • slumps
  • sputters
  • stalls
  • strikes out
  • struggles
  • tanks
  • terminate
  • turn out badly
  • upsets
  • wanes
  • washes out
  • weakens
  • wears out
  • wheezes
  • wilts
  • withers
  • yields

fall

  • abasement
  • abate
  • abatement
  • alleviate
  • angle
  • arrive
  • back down
  • backslide
  • basin
  • be casualty
  • be destroyed
  • be killed
  • be lost
  • be precipitated
  • be taken
  • become
  • befall
  • belly flop
  • bend
  • bite the dust
  • bomb
  • bottom
  • bow
  • bow out
  • breach
  • break
  • break down
  • break the law
  • breakdown
  • breakup
  • buckle
  • burnout
  • buy it
  • buy the farm
  • cant
  • capitulate
  • capitulation
  • cascade
  • cataract
  • cave in
  • chance
  • check out
  • chute
  • cock
  • collapse
  • come about
  • come to pass
  • comedown
  • compress
  • concede
  • condense
  • constrict
  • consume
  • contract
  • crash
  • crater
  • croak
  • crumbling
  • crumple
  • curtailment
  • cut
  • cutback
  • dark age
  • de-escalate
  • de-escalation
  • death
  • debasement
  • decadence
  • decay
  • decease
  • decimation
  • declension
  • declination
  • decline
  • declivity
  • decomposition
  • decrease
  • decrement
  • deduction
  • defeat
  • defer to
  • deflate
  • deflation
  • degeneracy
  • degeneration
  • degradation
  • demise
  • demolishment
  • demolition
  • dent
  • depart
  • depletion
  • depreciate
  • depreciation
  • depression
  • descend
  • descent
  • desolation
  • destruction
  • deterioration
  • devolution
  • die
  • diminish
  • diminishment
  • diminution
  • dip
  • disappear
  • disappointment
  • disaster
  • disgrace
  • disintegration
  • dissolution
  • dive
  • down
  • downfall
  • downgrade
  • downhill
  • downslide
  • downtrend
  • downturn
  • downward slope
  • drag
  • droop
  • drop
  • drop down
  • drop-off
  • dry up
  • dwindle
  • dwindling
  • ease
  • eat dirt
  • ebb
  • eclipse
  • end
  • err
  • evaporate
  • exit
  • expire
  • fade
  • fail
  • failure
  • fall away
  • fall from grace
  • fall to pieces
  • falling-off
  • falloff
  • falter
  • flag
  • flameout
  • flatline
  • flop
  • flume
  • flump
  • flunk
  • fold
  • fold up
  • forfeit
  • founder
  • free-fall
  • give in
  • give out
  • give up
  • give up the ghost
  • give way
  • go
  • go down
  • go under
  • gravitate
  • hand over
  • hang
  • hanging
  • havoc
  • header
  • heel
  • hit the dirt
  • hollow
  • humiliation
  • incline
  • infringe
  • keel
  • keel over
  • kick in
  • kick off
  • kick the bucket
  • knuckle under
  • land
  • lapse
  • lean
  • lessen
  • lessening
  • let up
  • lie down
  • list
  • lose
  • loss
  • lower
  • lowering
  • meltdown
  • mess up
  • miss
  • misstep
  • moderate
  • nadir
  • nose-dive
  • nosedive
  • obey
  • occur
  • offend
  • pall
  • part
  • pass away
  • pass into enemy hands
  • peg out
  • perish
  • phase down
  • pitch
  • plonk
  • plop
  • plummet
  • plummeting
  • plunge
  • plunk
  • pop off
  • pratfall
  • precipitate
  • predecease
  • recede
  • recession
  • recline
  • reduction
  • regress
  • relapse
  • relax
  • relent
  • relinquish
  • remit
  • resign
  • resignation
  • retreat
  • retrenchment
  • reversal
  • rotting
  • ruin
  • ruination
  • sag
  • setback
  • settle
  • shoot
  • shortening
  • shrink
  • shrinkage
  • shute
  • sin
  • sink
  • sinking
  • skid
  • slacken
  • slant
  • slide
  • slip
  • slope
  • slump
  • snuff it
  • spill
  • spin
  • spoiling
  • step out
  • step-down
  • stray
  • strike out
  • stumble
  • submit
  • subside
  • subtraction
  • succumb
  • sunset
  • surrender
  • take a header
  • take place
  • take the count
  • tank
  • taper
  • taper off
  • throw
  • tilt
  • tip
  • tip over
  • topple
  • totter
  • trail
  • transgress
  • trespass
  • trip
  • tumble
  • undoing
  • vanish
  • violate
  • wander
  • wane
  • wash out
  • waterfall
  • weaken
  • white water
  • wipe out
  • yield

fall away

  • abate
  • abbreviate
  • abridge
  • absolve
  • alleviate
  • amnesty
  • backslide
  • bag
  • become smaller
  • bend
  • bow
  • cancel
  • cave in
  • clench
  • collapse
  • compress
  • condense
  • condone
  • confine
  • constrict
  • consume
  • contract
  • curtail
  • curve
  • dangle
  • de-escalate
  • decay
  • decline
  • decrease
  • defer
  • deflate
  • degenerate
  • delay
  • desist
  • deteriorate
  • die down
  • die out
  • diminish
  • dip
  • draw in
  • drop
  • drop off
  • dwindle
  • ease
  • ease off
  • ease up
  • ebb
  • edit
  • epitomize
  • evaporate
  • excuse
  • exonerate
  • fade away
  • fail
  • fall
  • fall back
  • fall farther behind
  • fall off
  • flag
  • flap
  • flop
  • flow back
  • forbear
  • forgive
  • give out
  • give way
  • go back
  • go out
  • grow less
  • halt
  • hang
  • hang down
  • hold off
  • hold up
  • intermit
  • languish
  • lapse
  • lean
  • lessen
  • let up
  • lose
  • lose ground
  • lower
  • melt
  • mitigate
  • moderate
  • modify
  • modulate
  • narrow
  • omit
  • pall
  • pardon
  • peter out
  • phase down
  • prorogue
  • purse
  • put off
  • recede
  • reduce
  • relapse
  • relax
  • release
  • relent
  • remit
  • repeal
  • reprieve
  • rescind
  • respite
  • retire
  • retreat
  • retrocede
  • retrogress
  • revert
  • roll back
  • run out of gas
  • sag
  • settle
  • shelve
  • shrink
  • shrivel
  • sink
  • slack
  • slacken
  • slide
  • slip
  • slump
  • soften
  • stay
  • subside
  • suspend
  • swag
  • syncopate
  • take in
  • taper
  • taper off
  • throw back
  • tighten
  • turn back
  • vanish
  • wane
  • waste
  • weaken
  • wilt
  • withdraw
  • wither
  • wrinkle

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