The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RELAPSED , but the solution may also be REGRESSED which is one of the most recent solution (2010 in LA Times).
Backslid crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RELAPSED | 40 % | 8 |
| LAPSED | 20 % | 6 |
| REGRESSED | 20 % | 9 |
| FELL | 20 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Backslid
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- relapse
- relapsing
- reversion
- recidivism
- lapse
- lapsing
- reverting
- regressed
- faltered
- stumbled
- floundered
- wavered
Crossword Answer definitions
RELAPSED verb- To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.
- (of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).
- To slip or slide back physically; to turn back.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RELAPSED
- Backslid
- Took a turn for the worse
- Became ill again
- Went off the wagon, e.g.
- Got sick again
- Suffered a setback
- Sank.
- Took a turn for the worse.
- Slipped back
- Slipped back to evil ways
More clues leading to the result LAPSED
- No longer practicing·
- Went off the straight and narrow
- Actress Stevens
- Expired
- Passed by
- Wasn't renewed
- Ended, as a subscription
- Came to an end
- Past the due date
- Required renewal