BACKSLIDINGS Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word backslidings. (close relations)
backslide
Best Alternative Words for BACKSLIDINGS
Expand? | Word | Save? | More Syns.. | Usage | Type | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
lapse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a mistake resulting from inattention • a break or intermission in the occurrence of something • a failure to maintain a higher state verb • pass into a specified state or condition; sink into • end, at least for a long time • drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards • go back to bad behavior • let slip • for time to move forward | ||||||||
relapse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a failure to maintain a higher state verb • deteriorate in health • go back to bad behavior | ||||||||
reversion | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) • (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation) • a reappearance of an earlier characteristic • turning in the opposite direction • returning to a former state • a failure to maintain a higher state | ||||||||
decline | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||||
deterioration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a symptom of reduced quality or strength • process of changing to an inferior state | ||||||||
falling | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • becoming lower or less in degree or value adjective satellite • decreasing in amount or degree • coming down freely under the influence of gravity | ||||||||
regression | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state • the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) • returning to a former state | ||||||||
slipping | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • moving as on a slippery surface | ||||||||
lapsing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a failure to maintain a higher state | ||||||||
relapsing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a failure to maintain a higher state | ||||||||
reverting | verbv | |||||||
noun • a failure to maintain a higher state adjective satellite • tending to return to an earlier state |