Definition for Lapse:

• To pass slowly and smoothly downward, backward, or away; to slip downward, backward, or away; to glide; mostly restricted to figurative uses.

Synonyms for Lapse:

• n.

  •
  • contamination,
  • wreckage,
  • descent,
  • aggravation.
  •
  • repetition,
  • better.
  •
  • disappear,
  • vanish,
  • evaporate,
  • move,
  • dissolve,
  • go away.
  •
  • run out,
  • law.
  •backsliding (noun)
  • Retrogradation,
  • relapse,
  • degeneration,
  • retrogression,
  • recession,
  • regression,
  • declension,
  • decadence,
  • drop.
  •break in action (noun)
  • interval,
  • lacuna,
  • interruption,
  • intermission,
  • passage,
  • lull,
  • gap.
  •error (noun)
  • slipup,
  • flaw.
  •failure (noun)
  • fizzle,
  • flop,
  • crash,
  • failure,
  • bust,
  • wipeout,
  • fiasco,
  • nonstarter,
  • breakdown,
  • infertility,
  • skid,
  • debacle,
  • loss,
  • implosion,
  • malfunction,
  • tailspin.
  •feebleness (noun)
  • Caducity.
  •guilt (noun)
  • Malefaction.
  •inattention (noun)
  • heedlessness,
  • preoccupation,
  • inadvertence,
  • apathy,
  • thoughtlessness,
  • disinterestedness,
  • Incuriosity,
  • befuddlement,
  • absence,
  • obliviousness,
  • disregard,
  • absent-mindedness,
  • unconcern,
  • dreaminess,
  • disregardfulness,
  • detachment,
  • aloofness,
  • lack of interest,
  • negligence,
  • inattention,
  • unconsciousness,
  • indifference,
  • carelessness,
  • Inobservance,
  • distraction,
  • forgetfulness.
  •indefinite duration (noun)
  • aeon,
  • span,
  • era,
  • forever,
  • age,
  • eternity.
  •indiscretion (noun)
  • gaucherie.
  •lapse (noun)
  • fall back,
  • lapsing,
  • reverting,
  • relapsing,
  • slip by,
  • slide by,
  • backsliding,
  • go along.
  •letup (noun)
  • let-up.
  •misconduct (noun)
  • delinquency.
  •mistake (noun)
  • flub,
  • foible,
  • vice,
  • breach,
  • failing,
  • goof-up,
  • crime,
  • frailty,
  • violation,
  • bungle.
  •neglect (noun)
  • laxness,
  • neglectfulness,
  • laxity.
  •relapse (noun)
  • Recidivation,
  • recurrence.
  •reversion (noun)
  • throwback,
  • atavism.
  •shortage (noun)
  • underage.
  •weakness (noun)
  • weak point.

• v.

  •become void; fall back into previous pattern (verb)
  • retrograde,
  • return,
  • subside,
  • apostatize,
  • recidivate,
  • become obsolete,
  • descend,
  • slide,
  • weaken,
  • cease.
  •deteriorate (verb)
  • collapse,
  • get worse,
  • downgrade,
  • retrogress,
  • decay,
  • slump,
  • wilt,
  • moulder,
  • wither,
  • ebb,
  • dilapidate,
  • tergiversate,
  • atrophy,
  • worsen,
  • wane,
  • fade,
  • fall apart,
  • putrefy.
  •relapse (verb)
  • recur.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • miscue,
  • perversion,
  • misbehave,
  • glissade,
  • rot,
  • recidivism,
  • degradation.
  •
  • inaccuracy,
  • erratum,
  • fluff,
  • incorrectness,
  • neglect.
  •
  • glide,
  • stop,
  • slacken,
  • break.
  •
  • remit,
  • slither,
  • abate.
  •clear up
  • run its course,
  • die away.
  •deteriorate
  • wear away.
  •die
  • go bad,
  • break down.
  •err
  • go astray,
  • go wrong.
  •pass
  • take place,
  • go past.
  •regress
  • go back,
  • turn back,
  • fall away.
  •relapse
  • slide back,
  • be overcome,
  • be overtaken,
  • slip back,
  • slipping back.

Paraphrases for Lapse:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    lapsing.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    lapsing.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    mistake, failure.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    Narrows, lag, lags, interruption, abandonment, non-use, fall, gap, span, negligence, shortcoming, malfunction, deprivation, neglect, cancellation, deviation, difference, vertical, loophole, period, latency, non-utilization, delay, lack, surplus, cessation.
  • Verb, past tense
    cancelled, fell, Rescinded, Annulled.
  • Verb, base form
    expire, cease, disappear, fall, terminate, prescribe.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    disqualification, discrepancy, omission, obsolescence, passage, discontinuation, discontinuance, error, carelessness.

Antonyms for Lapse:

• n.

  • backsliding
    improvement, rise, increase, ascent.
  • break in action
    continuation.
  • mistake
    remembrance, advantage, success, accuracy, behavior, kindness, correction, continuity, progress, perfection, achievement, care, right, strength, obedience.
  • Other antonyms:
    exactness, continuance, extension, strictness, persistence, precision, status quo, prolongation, exactitude, preciseness, correctness, infallibility, inerrancy.

• v.

  • become void; fall back into previous pattern
    restart, take, continue, get better, develop, start, improve, begin, go on, live, grow, commence, initiate, accept.

Homophones for Lapse:

• leipzig, Lapps, live oak, lbj, La Paz, lifesize, leave office, life-size, leafage, lavage, lovesick, levis, lavish, lobipes, lappic, leaf-book, lophius, lubbock, lipase, lobscouse, lubeck, life office, lepus, lepas, LAPS, lovage, levi's, leaf bug, Liepaja, lobscuse, lappish, lupus.

Hyponym for Lapse:

• n.

  • act
    fault, mistake, error.
  • time
    interruption, break, intermission, pause, suspension.

• v.

  • change
    finish, cease, end, stop, terminate.
  • motion
    move.
  • possession
    forego, waive, forgo, throw overboard, forfeit, give up.