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BACKSLIDINGS Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word backslidings. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word backslidings. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For BACKSLIDINGS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for backslidings, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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