Synonyms for let slide
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : slahyd |
| Phonetic Transcription : slaɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for let slide Other synonyms for the word let slide
- adjourn
- bar
- be careless
- be derelict
- be dilatory
- be irresponsible
- be negligent
- be remiss
- blink at
- cancel
- cast aside
- cool
- count out
- cut
- cut out
- dally
- defer
- disdain
- dismiss
- drag
- drag one's feet
- drop
- elide
- evade
- except
- fail
- fail to notice
- give the run around
- gloss over
- goldbrick
- hang fire
- hold off
- ignore
- knock off
- lag
- leave out
- leave undone
- let fall between the cracks
- let go
- let pass
- let slide
- linger
- loiter
- look the other way
- lose sight of
- make light of
- miss
- miss out
- neglect
- not trouble oneself
- omit
- overleap
- overlook
- overpass
- pass
- pass by
- pass over
- pause
- pay no attention
- play a waiting game
- play for time
- poke
- postpone
- preclude
- procrastinate
- prohibit
- prolong
- protract
- reject
- repudiate
- retard
- shilly-shally
- shirk
- skimp
- skip
- slight
- slip up
- snip
- stall
- stay
- suspend
- tarry
- temporize
- think little of
- trifle
- trim
- void
- wait
- withhold
- X-out
Définition of let slide
Origin :- Old English slidan (intransitive, past tense slad, past participle sliden) "to glide, slip, fall, fall down;" figuratively "fail, lapse morally, err; be transitory or unstable," from Proto-Germanic *slidan "to slip, slide" (cf. Old High German slito, German Schlitten "sleigh, sled"), from PIE root *sleidh- "to slide, slip" (cf. Lithuanian slystu "to glide, slide," Old Church Slavonic sledu "track," Greek olisthos "slipperiness," olisthanein "to slip," Middle Irish sloet "slide").
- Meaning "slip, lose one's footing" is from early 13c. Transitive sense from 1530s. Phrase let (something) slide "let it take its own course" is in Chaucer (late 14c.). Sliding scale in reference to payments, etc., is from 1842.
- As in neglect : verb fail to do; forget
- As in omit : verb exclude, forget
- As in overlook : verb disregard, neglect
- As in procrastinate : verb delay, put off doing
Antonyms for let slide
- abbreviate
- accelerate
- accept
- accomplish
- achieve
- add
- admit
- advance
- allow
- approve
- attend
- carry out
- cherish
- complete
- concern
- continue
- deny
- do
- enter
- expedite
- face
- finish
- follow
- forge
- forward
- further
- get
- go
- go ahead
- guard
- hasten
- heed
- help
- honor
- hurry
- include
- inject
- insert
- keep
- leave
- look at
- maintain
- meet
- note
- notice
- nurture
- pay attention
- permit
- persist
- praise
- prevent
- protect
- push
- quicken
- recognize
- refuse
- regard
- remember
- respect
- rush
- sanction
- serve
- shorten
- succeed
- take care of
- take on
- veto
- watch
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