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Detailed Synonyms for lapse in English

lapse:

lapse adj

  1. lapse

lapse [the ~] noun

  1. the lapse
    – a failure to maintain a higher state 1
    the lapse; the relapse; the reversion; the lapsing; the relapsing; the reverting; the backsliding
    – a failure to maintain a higher state 1
  2. the lapse
    – a mistake resulting from inattention 1
    the lapse; the oversight
    – a mistake resulting from inattention 1
  3. the lapse
    – a break or intermission in the occurrence of something 1
    the lapse
    – a break or intermission in the occurrence of something 1

to lapse verb (lapses, lapsed, lapsing)

  1. to lapse
    – go back to bad behavior 1
    to lapse; to relapse; to regress; to fall back; retrogress; recidivate
    – go back to bad behavior 1
    • lapse verb (lapses, lapsed, lapsing)
    • relapse verb (relapses, relapsed, relapsing)
    • regress verb (regresses, regressed, regressing)
    • fall back verb (falls back, fell back, falling back)
    • retrogress verb
    • recidivate verb
      • Those who recidivate are often minor criminals1
  2. to lapse
    – drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards 1
    to lapse; to backslide
    – drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards 1
    • lapse verb (lapses, lapsed, lapsing)
    • backslide verb (backslides, backslid, backsliding)
  3. to lapse
    – end, at least for a long time 1
    to lapse
    – end, at least for a long time 1
    • lapse verb (lapses, lapsed, lapsing)
      • The correspondence lapsed1
  4. to lapse
    – pass into a specified state or condition 1
    to pass; to sink; to lapse
    – pass into a specified state or condition 1
    • pass verb (passes, passed, passing)
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • He sank into nirvana1
    • lapse verb (lapses, lapsed, lapsing)
  5. to lapse
    – pass by 1
    to pass; to lapse; to elapse; to go by; slip by; slide by; glide by; slip away; go along
    – pass by 1
  6. to lapse
    – let slip 1
    to lapse
    – let slip 1
    • lapse verb (lapses, lapsed, lapsing)
      • He lapsed his membership1

Conjugations for lapse:

present
  1. lapse
  2. lapse
  3. lapses
  4. lapse
  5. lapse
  6. lapse
simple past
  1. lapsed
  2. lapsed
  3. lapsed
  4. lapsed
  5. lapsed
  6. lapsed
present perfect
  1. have lapsed
  2. have lapsed
  3. has lapsed
  4. have lapsed
  5. have lapsed
  6. have lapsed
past continuous
  1. was lapsing
  2. were lapsing
  3. was lapsing
  4. were lapsing
  5. were lapsing
  6. were lapsing
future
  1. shall lapse
  2. will lapse
  3. will lapse
  4. shall lapse
  5. will lapse
  6. will lapse
continuous present
  1. am lapsing
  2. are lapsing
  3. is lapsing
  4. are lapsing
  5. are lapsing
  6. are lapsing
subjunctive
  1. be lapsed
  2. be lapsed
  3. be lapsed
  4. be lapsed
  5. be lapsed
  6. be lapsed
diverse
  1. lapse!
  2. let's lapse!
  3. lapsed
  4. lapsing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "lapse":

  1. a failure to maintain a higher state1
  2. a mistake resulting from inattention1
  3. a break or intermission in the occurrence of something1
  4. go back to bad behavior1
  5. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards1
  6. end, at least for a long time1
    • The correspondence lapsed1
  7. pass into a specified state or condition1
  8. pass by1
  9. let slip1
    • He lapsed his membership1

Related Synonyms for lapse