The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RELAPSES which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2019.
Backslides crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RELAPSES | 47 % | 8 |
| LAPSES | 37 % | 6 |
| REVERTS | 16 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Backslides
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lapse
- regress
- falters
- vacillates
- falls
- forgets
- drops
- pushes
- sputters
- grinds
- dawdles
- devolves
Crossword Answer definitions
RELAPSES 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 RELAPSES
- Medical backslides
- Backslides
- Falls back, as into a bad habit
- Gets worse after getting better
- Setbacks
- Setbacks.
- Goes back to a former condition.
- Slips back into a former condition.
- Slips back into a former state.
- Gets worse.
More clues leading to the result LAPSES
- Memory mistakes
- Slips
- Subsides
- Gaps
- Memory slips
- Runs out
- Errors, as of memory
- Mistakes
- Memory gaps
- "Senior moments"