backslid

verb

past tense of backslide
as in relapsed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backslid
  1. relapsed
  2. lapsed
  3. regressed
  4. reverted
  5. returned
Verb
  • Sandberg, who unveiled a statue of his likeness outside Wrigley Field in June 2024, announced in December of that year that his prostate cancer had relapsed and spread to other organs.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
  • After finding out about the affair, her mother, a recovering alcoholic, relapsed and had to be hospitalized.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Definition of relapsed
Verb
  • Lotte Shopping and Contentree JoongAng disclosed Wednesday that the memorandum of understanding governing the merger between Lotte Cultureworks and Megabox JoongAng lapsed as of June 30, formally ending the process.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 July 2026
  • Since his status lapsed, Ortega started a GoFundMe in case his renewal doesn’t come in time for the new semester.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 26 June 2026
Definition of lapsed
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  • When Algeria snatched the equaliser, there was only one team that looked more likely to score as Jordan regressed deeper and deeper, unable to maintain such intensity.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Kodai Senga, Monday’s pitcher for the start of a series against the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field, has regressed.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
Definition of regressed
Verb
  • The effect hasn’t mean-reverted.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 June 2026
  • The testing also showed that after a time, the chromium reverted back to nontoxic form.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Definition of reverted
Verb
  • But the envelope made out to Berent was returned unopened by the Department of State’s Office of General Counsel in May of this year.
    — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Brown briefly left the bar after seeing Parker, then returned once Parker drove away.
    — Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 6 July 2026
Definition of returned
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“Backslid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backslid. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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