lapse - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a failure to maintain a higher state

Synonyms

• backsliding
• lapse
• lapsing
• relapse
• relapsing
• reversion
• reverting

More generic

• failure

More specific

• recidivism

Noun

a mistake resulting from inattention

Synonyms

• lapse
• oversight

More generic

• error
• fault
• mistake

Noun

a break or intermission in the occurrence of something

Synonyms

• lapse

More generic

• break
• intermission
• interruption
• pause
• suspension

Verb

go back to bad behavior

Synonyms

• fall back
• lapse
• recidivate
• regress
• relapse
• retrogress

More generic

• regress
• retrovert
• return
• revert
• turn back

Verb

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

Synonyms

• backslide
• lapse

More generic

• drop away
• drop off
• fall away
• slip

Verb

end, at least for a long time

Synonyms

• lapse

More generic

• cease
• end
• finish
• stop
• terminate

Verb

pass into a specified state or condition

Synonyms

• lapse
• pass
• sink

More generic

• move

Verb

pass by

Synonyms

• elapse
• glide by
• go along
• go by
• lapse
• pass
• slide by
• slip away
• slip by

More generic

• advance
• go on
• march on
• move on
• pass on
• progress

More specific

• fell
• fly
• vanish

Verb

let slip

Synonyms

• lapse

More generic

• forego
• forfeit
• forgo
• give up
• throw overboard
• waive

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