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Synonyms for lapse
læpslapse

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Wiktionary1.0 / 1 vote

  1. lapseverb

    To fall away gradually; to subside

    Synonyms:
    slip, mistake, fault, faux pas, gaffe, boo-boo, fluff, error, stumble, defect, blooper, thinko, blunder

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. lapse

    Synonyms:
    gliding, falling, flow, onflow, flux, progress, escheatment, devolution, reversion, elapsing

    Antonyms:
    stability, uprightness, stationariness, fixture, arrestation, stoppage, retention, inheritance, possession

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. oversight, lapsenoun

    a mistake resulting from inattention

    Synonyms:
    supervision, reverting, superintendence, relapse, supervising, reversion, inadvertence, relapsing, oversight, lapsing, backsliding

  2. lapsenoun

    a break or intermission in the occurrence of something

    "a lapse of three weeks between letters"

    Synonyms:
    backsliding, lapsing, reversion, reverting, oversight, relapse, relapsing

  3. backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, revertingverb

    a failure to maintain a higher state

    Synonyms:
    reversal, atavism, oversight, turnaround, relapsing, regress, backsliding, lapsing, throwback, regression, turnabout, reverse, reverting, relapse, retrogression, reversion, retroversion

  4. sink, pass, lapseverb

    pass into a specified state or condition

    "He sank into nirvana"

    Synonyms:
    run, perish, fall back, elapse, go past, make pass, lead, top, put across, go by, draw, evanesce, backslide, occur, die, drop down, subside, snuff it, excrete, turn over, go, spend, slide by, recidivate, fade, hand, legislate, happen, egest, exit, exceed, fleet, pass away, slip away, drop dead, overstep, slide down, make it, authorize, pop off, expire, regress, devolve, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, retrogress, give, fall out, hap, slip by, go on, sink, eliminate, croak, pass off, give-up the ghost, return, blow over, take place, fall off, overhaul, go through, reach, dip, communicate, go under, come about, choke, pass by, go across, overtake, transcend, glide by, relapse, extend, decease, fall, pass, clear, drop, conk, travel by, bury, buy the farm, go down, pass along, authorise, go along, surpass, guide, slump, settle, pass on

  5. lapseverb

    end, at least for a long time

    "The correspondence lapsed"

    Synonyms:
    slide by, retrogress, glide by, slip away, go by, slip by, relapse, recidivate, sink, elapse, backslide, fall back, pass, go along, regress

  6. lapse, backslideverb

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

    Synonyms:
    slide by, retrogress, glide by, slip away, go by, slip by, relapse, recidivate, sink, elapse, backslide, fall back, pass, go along, regress

  7. relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall backverb

    go back to bad behavior

    "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"

    Synonyms:
    go along, slip away, recidivate, backslide, retrogress, lag, retrovert, regress, elapse, dawdle, revert, fall back, fall behind, sink, lose, glide by, retrograde, resort, pass, return, slide by, recede, drop off, relapse, slip by, go by, get worse, recur, turn back

  8. lapseverb

    let slip

    "He lapsed his membership"

    Synonyms:
    slide by, retrogress, glide by, slip away, go by, slip by, relapse, recidivate, sink, elapse, backslide, fall back, pass, go along, regress

  9. elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go alongverb

    pass by

    "three years elapsed"

    Synonyms:
    run, perish, elapse, go past, make pass, lead, top, put across, go by, draw, evanesce, continue, occur, die, sneak off, snuff it, excrete, turn over, go, spend, fall back, recidivate, fade, hand, legislate, happen, egest, authorise, exceed, fleet, pass away, slip away, drop dead, overstep, transcend, make it, authorize, sneak out, regress, devolve, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, give, fall out, hap, slip by, go on, sink, eliminate, croak, pass off, give-up the ghost, return, blow over, take place, play along, expire, overhaul, go through, reach, communicate, go under, come about, keep, choke, pop off, go across, overtake, glide by, sneak away, extend, decease, fall, pass, proceed, pass by, clear, exit, conk, travel by, buy the farm, relapse, pass along, steal away, retrogress, slide by, go along, surpass, guide, backslide, pass on

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. lapsenoun

    Synonyms:
    flow, gliding, flowing, smooth course

  2. lapsenoun

    Synonyms:
    fall, decline, declension, falling off

  3. lapsenoun

    Synonyms:
    slip, fault, error, shortcoming

  4. lapseverb

    Synonyms:
    slip, glide, pass slowly

  5. lapseverb

    Synonyms:
    fail in duty, commit a fault, fall from innocence

  6. lapseverb

    Synonyms:
    (Law.) become void

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words2.0 / 1 vote

  1. lapsenoun

    Synonyms:
    slip, misstep, indiscretion, backsliding, devolution

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How to use lapse in a sentence?

  1. Scott Haskins:

    The fact that they just painted out something without thinking about it is a real lapse in judgment.

  2. Mark Stevens:

    I hope that Mr. Kyle Lowry and others impacted by this lapse in judgment understand that the behavior I demonstrated last night does not reflect the person I am or have been throughout my life, i made a mistake and Im truly sorry. I need to be better and look forward to making it right.

  3. Asher Lipman:

    It's a little disappointing. I think a lot of people on the ship share this sentiment that this was a lapse in judgment on either Royal Caribbean's part or the captain's part.

  4. Don Stoner:

    We are working diligently in cooperation with the FDA to restore operations at our Gainesville plant so that we can continue providing safe, healthy, and affordable eggs to the market from that facility, we apologize for this extremely rare safety lapse and we're making every effort to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again.

  5. Ahmad Puzi:

    Orkim only alerted authorities 10 hours after they lost contact with Orkim Harmony ... The lapse after they lost communication made it very difficult for us.


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