backslides

Meaning of backslides

verb, 3rd person present
  1. relapse into bad ways or error.
    there are many things that can cause slimmers to backslide

Information about backslides

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of backslides is: backslide.
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Hyphenation of backslides

back-slides

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
  • backslides is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

backslides synonyms

Meaning return to (a less active or a worse state):

relapse

Meaning pass gradually into (an inferior state or condition):

lapse

Meaning return to a former or less developed state:

regress

Meaning go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one:

retrogress

Meaning make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength:

weaken

Meaning decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally:

degenerate

Meaning become progressively worse:

deteriorate

Meaning pass or change to a lower, worse, or different condition, typically in a gradual or imperceptible way:

slip

Meaning move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it:

slide

Meaning (of a convicted criminal) reoffend:

recidivate

backslides antonyms

Meaning continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no indication of success:

persevere

Meaning move forward or onward in space or time:

progress

Words that rhyme with backslides

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