backslider backslide • backslidingness · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · backslider · · Text Latin · · Script 10 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior. Synonyms: recidivist, reversionist. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · recidivist · · Synonym 1 reversionist · · Synonym 2 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073