The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RELAPSE which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2004.
Backsliding crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RELAPSE | 50 % | 7 |
| REGRESSIVE | 50 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Backsliding
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- relapse
- relapsing
- reversion
- recidivism
- lapse
- lapsing
- reverting
- backtracking
- retrogression
- recoil
- retrogressive
- retract
Crossword Answer definitions
RELAPSE noun- The act or situation of relapsing.
- An occasion when a person becomes ill again after a period of improvement
- One who has relapsed, or fallen back into error; a backslider.
- 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
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More clues leading to the result RELAPSE
- Setback of sorts
- Backslide
- Setback of a sort
- Fall off the wagon
- Get sick again
- Backslide, medically
- Recovery setback
- Slip back into a former practice
- It sometimes follows rehab
- Fall back