LAPSE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a failure to maintain a higher state
   Synonym(s)
   • backsliding (what does backsliding mean?)
   • lapsing (what does lapsing mean?)
   • relapse (what does relapse mean?)
   • relapsing (what does relapsing mean?)
   • reversion (what does reversion mean?)
   • reverting (what does reverting mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) lapse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • failure (what does failure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • recidivism (what does recidivism mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • revert (what does revert mean?)
   • return (what does return mean?)
   • retrovert (what does retrovert mean?)
   • regress (what does regress mean?)
   • turn back (what does turn back mean?)
   • relapse (what does relapse mean?)
   • lapse (what does lapse mean?)
   • recidivate (what does recidivate mean?)
   • regress (what does regress mean?)
   • retrogress (what does retrogress mean?)
   • fall back (what does fall back mean?)
   • relapse (what does relapse mean?)
   • lapse (what does lapse mean?)
   • recidivate (what does recidivate mean?)
   • regress (what does regress mean?)
   • retrogress (what does retrogress mean?)
   • fall back (what does fall back mean?)
   • get worse (what does get worse mean?)
   • relapse (what does relapse mean?)
   • relapse (what does relapse mean?)
   • lapse (what does lapse mean?)
   • recidivate (what does recidivate mean?)
   • regress (what does regress mean?)
   • retrogress (what does retrogress mean?)
   • fall back (what does fall back mean?)
   • lapse (what does lapse mean?)
   • backslide (what does backslide mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a mistake resulting from inattention
   Synonym(s)
   • oversight (what does oversight mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) lapse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mistake (what does mistake mean?)
   • error (what does error mean?)
   • fault (what does fault mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
   Usage Example(s)
   • a lapse of three weeks between letters
   Hypernyms(s) lapse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pause (what does pause mean?)
   • intermission (what does intermission mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • interruption (what does interruption mean?)
   • suspension (what does suspension mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • elapse (what does elapse mean?)
   • lapse (what does lapse mean?)
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
   • slip by (what does slip by mean?)
   • glide by (what does glide by mean?)
   • slip away (what does slip away mean?)
   • go by (what does go by mean?)
   • slide by (what does slide by mean?)
   • go along (what does go along mean?)
   • lapse (what does lapse mean?)
   • lapse (what does lapse mean?)

LAPSE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • go back to bad behavior
   Synonym(s)
   • fall back (what does fall back mean?)
   • recidivate (what does recidivate mean?)
   • regress (what does regress mean?)
   • relapse (what does relapse mean?)
   • retrogress (what does retrogress mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Those who recidivate are often minor criminals
   Hypernyms(s) lapse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • revert (what does revert mean?)
   • return (what does return mean?)
   • retrovert (what does retrovert mean?)
   • regress (what does regress mean?)
   • turn back (what does turn back mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • recidivism (what does recidivism mean?)
   • backsliding (what does backsliding mean?)
   • lapse (what does lapse mean?)
   • lapsing (what does lapsing mean?)
   • relapse (what does relapse mean?)
   • relapsing (what does relapsing mean?)
   • reversion (what does reversion mean?)
   • reverting (what does reverting mean?)
   • backsliding (what does backsliding mean?)
   • lapse (what does lapse mean?)
   • lapsing (what does lapsing mean?)
   • relapse (what does relapse mean?)
   • relapsing (what does relapsing mean?)
   • reversion (what does reversion mean?)
   • reverting (what does reverting mean?)
   • backsliding (what does backsliding mean?)
   • lapse (what does lapse mean?)
   • lapsing (what does lapsing mean?)
   • relapse (what does relapse mean?)
   • relapsing (what does relapsing mean?)
   • reversion (what does reversion mean?)
   • reverting (what does reverting mean?)
2. Meaning
   • drop to a lower level, as in one’’s morals or standards
   Synonym(s)
   • backslide (what does backslide mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) lapse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • slip (what does slip mean?)
   • drop off (what does drop off mean?)
   • drop away (what does drop away mean?)
   • fall away (what does fall away mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • recidivist (what does recidivist mean?)
   • backslider (what does backslider mean?)
   • reversionist (what does reversionist mean?)
   • backsliding (what does backsliding mean?)
   • lapse (what does lapse mean?)
   • lapsing (what does lapsing mean?)
   • relapse (what does relapse mean?)
   • relapsing (what does relapsing mean?)
   • reversion (what does reversion mean?)
   • reverting (what does reverting mean?)
3. Meaning
   • end, at least for a long time
   Usage Example(s)
   • The correspondence lapsed
   Hypernyms(s) lapse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • finish (what does finish mean?)
   • terminate (what does terminate mean?)
   • cease (what does cease mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • lapse (what does lapse mean?)
4. Meaning
   • pass into a specified state or condition
   Synonym(s)
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
   • sink (what does sink mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He sank into Nirvana
   Hypernyms(s) lapse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • move (what does move mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • passage (what does passage mean?)
   • transition (what does transition mean?)
5. Meaning
   • pass by
   Synonym(s)
   • elapse (what does elapse mean?)
   • glide by (what does glide by mean?)
   • go along (what does go along mean?)
   • go by (what does go by mean?)
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
   • slide by (what does slide by mean?)
   • slip away (what does slip away mean?)
   • slip by (what does slip by mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • three years elapsed
   Hypernyms(s) lapse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • advance (what does advance mean?)
   • progress (what does progress mean?)
   • pass on (what does pass on mean?)
   • move on (what does move on mean?)
   • march on (what does march on mean?)
   • go on (what does go on mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fly (what does fly mean?)
   • fell (what does fell mean?)
   • vanish (what does vanish mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • lapse (what does lapse mean?)
6. Meaning
   • let slip
   Usage Example(s)
   • He lapsed his membership
   Hypernyms(s) lapse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • forfeit (what does forfeit mean?)
   • give up (what does give up mean?)
   • throw overboard (what does throw overboard mean?)
   • waive (what does waive mean?)
   • forgo (what does forgo mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • lapse (what does lapse mean?)