NOUN
  • Definition - A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
  • Definition - A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards; later popularly called the moonwalk.
VERB
  • Definition - To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
  • Example - He felt better for a little while, before his condition started to backslide.
  • Definition - To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
  • Example - Rich countries are backsliding on their commitment to agree to new WTO measures to help people in poor countries gain access to affordable medicines. — Oxfam press release, 24 June 2002
Words in your word
9 Letter Words
backslide 18
8 Letter Words
backside 17 backslid 17 diebacks 17 scablike 16
7 Letter Words
blacked 16 dieback 16 sickbed 16 sickled 14 skaldic 14 slacked 14 slicked 14 saclike 13 skiable 13 baldies 10 disable 10
5 Letter Words
backs 13 becks 13 black 13 baked 12 biked 12 caked 12 decks 12 dicks 12 bakes 11 balks 11 beaks 11 bikes 11 bilks 11 bleak 11 cakes 11 calks 11 kibes 11 kibla 11 lacks 11 licks 11 slack 11 slick 11 asked 10 cebid 10 dikes 10 kadis 10 laked 10 liked 10 skald 10 skied 10 alike 9 alkie 9 basic 9 bices 9 cable 9 ceiba 9 kails 9 kales 9 lakes 9 leaks 9 likes 9 slake 9 abide 8 abled 8 acids 8 alcid 8 asdic 8 balds 8 baled 8 based 8
4 Letter Words
back 12 beck 12 deck 11 dick 11 bake 10 balk 10 bask 10 beak 10 bike 10 bilk 10 bisk 10 cake 10 calk 10 cask 10 icks 10 kabs 10 kibe 10 lack 10 lick 10 sack 10 sick 10 daks 9 desk 9 dike 9 disk 9 kadi 9 kids 9 sked 9 skid 9 bice 8 cabs 8 elks 8 ilka 8 ilks 8 kaes 8 kail 8 kale 8 keas 8 lake 8 leak 8 leks 8 like 8 sake 8 saki 8 scab 8 sika 8 sike 8 silk 8 abed 7 aced 7
3 Letter Words
ick 9 kab 9 dak 8 kid 8 ask 7 cab 7 elk 7 ilk 7 kae 7 kas 7 kea 7 kis 7 lek 7 ska 7 ski 7 bad 6 bed 6 bid 6 cad 6 dab 6 deb 6 dib 6 abs 5 ace 5 alb 5 bal 5 bas 5 bel 5 bes 5 bis 5 cal 5 cel 5 cis 5 ice 5 lab 5 lac 5 lib 5 sab 5 sac 5 sec 5 sib 5 sic 5 ads 4 aid 4 dal 4 das 4 del 4 die 4 dis 4 eds 4
2 Letter Words
ka 6 ki 6 ab 4 ba 4 be 4 bi 4 ad 3 da 3 de 3 ed 3 id 3 ae 2 ai 2 al 2 as 2 el 2 es 2 is 2 la 2 li 2 si 2
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