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Synonyms for let slip
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : slip |
| Phonetic Transcription : slɪp |
Top 10 synonyms for let slip Other synonyms for the word let slip
- acquaint
- apprise
- authorize
- avow
- babble
- bare
- be late for
- betray
- bid
- blab
- blather
- blow
- blow the whistle
- blunder
- blurt out
- botch
- break
- break the news
- bring out into open
- bring to light
- broadcast
- burst out with
- call out
- call upon
- chatter
- clue in
- come out
- come out of the closet
- come out with
- command
- communicate
- cough up
- cry out
- dime
- direct
- discover
- display
- disregard
- divulge
- drip
- drool
- drop
- drop the ball
- enjoin
- err
- escape
- evince
- exclaim
- exhibit
- explain
- expose
- express
- exude
- fall flat on face
- fall short
- fess up
- fill in
- fink on
- flub
- forget
- fumble
- gab
- gabble
- get out
- get out of system
- give away
- give facts
- give out
- give the low-down
- go on
- go public
- gossip
- ignore
- impart
- inform
- instruct
- jabber
- juggle
- keep posted
- lay bare
- lay open
- leak
- leave word
- let cat out of the bag
- let fall
- let go
- let hair down
- let in on
- let know
- let on
- let out
- let slip
- let the cat ouf of the bag
- let the cat out of the bag
- level
- lose
- make known
- make plain
- make public
- manifest
- mention
- miscarry
- misfire
- mislay
- misplace
- mouth
- muff
- neglect
- notify
- omit
- ooze
- open
- open up
- order
- out
- overlook
- overshoot
- own
- own up
- pass
- pass on
- pass over
- pass up
- peach
- percolate
- prattle
- proclaim
- promulgate
- publish
- put before
- put cards on table
- rat on
- recite
- reel off
- relate
- report
- represent
- require
- reveal
- run off at the mouth
- run on
- say
- shoot the breeze
- show
- sing
- skip
- slight
- slip
- snitch
- speak
- spill
- spill the beans
- spit it out
- spout
- spring
- squawk
- squeal
- state
- stool
- summon
- talk
- talk through one's hat
- tattle
- tell
- tell a secret
- tell on
- tip off
- transpire
- trickle
- trip
- trip up
- turn in
- uncover
- undershoot
- unfold
- unfurl
- unmask
- unveil
- utter
- yak
- yakkety-yak
Définition of let slip
Origin :- early 14c., "to escape, to move softly and quickly," from an unrecorded Old English word or cognate Middle Low German slippen "to glide, slide," from Proto-Germanic *slipan (cf. Old High German slifan, Middle Dutch slippen, German schleifen "to glide, slide"), from PIE *sleib-, from root *(s)lei- "slimy, sticky, slippery" (see slime (n.)).
- From mid-14c. with senses "lose one's footing," "slide out of place," "fall into error or fault." Sense of "pass unguarded or untaken" is from mid-15c. That of "slide, glide" is from 1520s. Transitive sense from 1510s; meaning "insert surreptitiously" is from 1680s. Related: Slipped; slipping. To slip up "make a mistake" is from 1855; to slip through the net "evade detection" is from 1902.
- As in leak : verb seep; make known
- As in miss : verb fail, make a mistake
- As in reveal : verb disclose, tell
- As in tell : verb communicate
- As in betray : verb divulge, expose information
- As in blab : verb gossip
- As in blurt : verb utter suddenly
- As in spill the beans : verb divulage a secret
- As in disclose : verb reveal, make public
- As in divulge : verb make known; confess
- As in give away : verb reveal
Antonyms for let slip
- accomplish
- achieve
- ask
- attend
- be faithful
- be loyal
- be quiet
- conceal
- contradict
- correct
- cover
- deceive
- defend
- deny
- disavow
- dispute
- dissent
- do
- do well
- estimate
- face
- figure
- find
- fix
- guess
- heed
- hide
- keep
- keep quiet
- keep secret
- listen
- look at
- meet
- mislead
- misunderstand
- note
- notice
- pay attention
- protect
- question
- refuse
- regard
- reject
- remember
- repudiate
- respect
- secret
- secrete
- shut up
- succeed
- support
- suppress
- withhold
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