See lapse in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To slip from a higher or better condition to a former, usually lower or poorer one:
backslide, regress, relapse, retrogress, revert. See better, repetitionTo become or cause to become less active or intense:
abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane. See increaseTo move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly:
glide, glissade, slide, slip, slither. See moveTo become void, especially through passage of time or an omission:
expire, run out. See continue, lawTo move past in time:
elapse, go (by), pass. See time
noun
A minor mistake:
slip, slip-up. (Informal) fluff. See correctAn act or thought that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true:
erratum, error, inaccuracy, incorrectness, miscue, misstep, mistake, slip, slip-up, trip. See correctA slipping from a higher or better condition to a lower or poorer one:
backslide, backsliding, recidivation, recidivism, relapse. See better, repetition
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