Thesaurus results for SLIPS UP

slips up

verb

present tense third-person singular of slip up

as in trips

to make a mistake if you slip up in copying the data, the final result will of course be wrong

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Recent Examples of slips up At Baku, however, the car looks to be a podium contender, potentially fighting for the win if McLaren slips up. — Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025 Along the way Texas needs to hope Seattle slips up, or else that final weekend in Cleveland could wind up being meaningless. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025 Nobody notices when the bassist slips up. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slips up

Verb

Standard rooms already feel generous by Vegas standards, and suites step up to apartment-like layouts, with separate living areas that make longer stays or work trips more comfortable.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
An agent holding valid credentials, performing thousands of plausible-looking actions across four days, trips neither alarm.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of trips

Verb

In the movie, the two actors first cross paths when Ledger’s character stumbles upon Bettany, who is fully naked, strolling through the streets after losing his clothes and money from gambling.

— Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026
Shortly after, a young man stumbles towards Pat from the direction of the pub, rubbing his eyes in disbelief.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026