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backslide
back·slide B0014900 (băk′slīd′)intr.v. back·slid (-slĭd′), back·slid·ing, back·slides To revert to bad habits or lapse in religious practice. back′slid′er n.backslide (ˈbækˌslaɪd) vb, -slides, -sliding, -slid, -slid or -slidden (intr) to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc ˈbackˌslider nback•slide (ˈbækˌslaɪd) v. -slid, -slid -slid•den, -slid•ing, v.i. 1. to relapse into bad habits, sinful behavior, or undesirable activities. n. 2. an instance of backsliding. [1575–85] back′slid`er, n. backslide Past participle: backslid Gerund: backsliding
Imperative |
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backslide | backslide |
Present |
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I backslide | you backslide | he/she/it backslides | we backslide | you backslide | they backslide |
Preterite |
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I backslid | you backslid | he/she/it backslid | we backslid | you backslid | they backslid |
Present Continuous |
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I am backsliding | you are backsliding | he/she/it is backsliding | we are backsliding | you are backsliding | they are backsliding |
Present Perfect |
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I have backslid | you have backslid | he/she/it has backslid | we have backslid | you have backslid | they have backslid |
Past Continuous |
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I was backsliding | you were backsliding | he/she/it was backsliding | we were backsliding | you were backsliding | they were backsliding |
Past Perfect |
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I had backslid | you had backslid | he/she/it had backslid | we had backslid | you had backslid | they had backslid |
Future |
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I will backslide | you will backslide | he/she/it will backslide | we will backslide | you will backslide | they will backslide |
Future Perfect |
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I will have backslid | you will have backslid | he/she/it will have backslid | we will have backslid | you will have backslid | they will have backslid |
Future Continuous |
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I will be backsliding | you will be backsliding | he/she/it will be backsliding | we will be backsliding | you will be backsliding | they will be backsliding |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been backsliding | you have been backsliding | he/she/it has been backsliding | we have been backsliding | you have been backsliding | they have been backsliding |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been backsliding | you will have been backsliding | he/she/it will have been backsliding | we will have been backsliding | you will have been backsliding | they will have been backsliding |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been backsliding | you had been backsliding | he/she/it had been backsliding | we had been backsliding | you had been backsliding | they had been backsliding |
Conditional |
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I would backslide | you would backslide | he/she/it would backslide | we would backslide | you would backslide | they would backslide |
Past Conditional |
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I would have backslid | you would have backslid | he/she/it would have backslid | we would have backslid | you would have backslid | they would have backslid | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | backslide - drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standardslapsedrop away, fall away, slip, drop off - get worse; "My grades are slipping" |
backslideverb relapse, slip, weaken, go wrong, stray, lapse, revert to old habits, fall back, degenerate, slip back to old ways, regress, go astray, retrogress Keep these things in mind to help prevent you from backsliding.backslideverbTo slip from a higher or better condition to a former, usually lower or poorer one:lapse, regress, relapse, retrogress, revert.nounA slipping from a higher or better condition to a lower or poorer one:backsliding, lapse, recidivation, recidivism, relapse.TranslationsIdiomsSeebacksliderbackslide
Synonyms for backslideverb relapseSynonyms- relapse
- slip
- weaken
- go wrong
- stray
- lapse
- revert to old habits
- fall back
- degenerate
- slip back to old ways
- regress
- go astray
- retrogress
Synonyms for backslideverb to slip from a higher or better condition to a former, usually lower or poorer oneSynonyms- lapse
- regress
- relapse
- retrogress
- revert
noun a slipping from a higher or better condition to a lower or poorer oneSynonyms- backsliding
- lapse
- recidivation
- recidivism
- relapse
Synonyms for backslideverb drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standardsSynonymsRelated Words- drop away
- fall away
- slip
- drop off
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