slide back
- regressRevert to earlier state
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- slipMinor error or misstep
- backslideRevert to bad habits
- relapseReturn to former illness
revert · decline · recede · slump · fall back · sink · drop · slip away · lose ground · undo · deteriorate · erode · fade · wane · retrogress · lapse · slide · backward
direction of movement
slide backadvance
Move or progress forward
progress · move forward · forge ahead · push ahead · push forward
effort and intentionality
slide backpush forward
Proceed with determination
forge ahead · press on · charge ahead · leap forward · propel forward