backslide

backslide is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 21 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.
2. verb. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

   Synonyms: lapse

Synonyms

lapse

Common word forms

backslided, backslider, backslides, backsliding

Words from these letters

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