backslide [verb]

Definition of backslide:

drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

Synonyms of backslide:

● Lapse

● Relapse

● Decline

● Regress

● Return

● Retreat

● Fall back

● Revert

● Regression

● Retrogression


Opposite/Antonyms of backslide:

● Power through

● Progress

● Make progress

● Blaze a trail

● Get a promotion

● Do the right thing


Sentence/Example of backslide:

They are backsliders on their knees long before they backslide openly in the eyes of the world.