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Another word for lapse

lapse Synonyms

lapse

n.

slip, mistake, failure; see error 1.

lapse Synonyms

lapse

v.

To fail slowly
slip, deteriorate, decline; see weaken 1.
To become void
end, cease, terminate; see stop 2.

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Another word for lapse

verb

To slip from a higher or better condition to a former, usually lower or poorer one:
backslide, regress, relapse, retrogress, revert. See better, repetition
To 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 increase
To move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly:
glide, glissade, slide, slip, slither. See move
To become void, especially through passage of time or an omission:
expire, run out. See continue, law
To move past in time:
elapse, go (by), pass. See time

noun

A minor mistake:
slip, slip-up. (Informal) fluff. See correct
An 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 correct
A 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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The lapse of time between Neh.
In spite of the time lapse between practice sessions, she did well enough to win his praise.
He was eligible for re-election after the lapse of a fortnight.
"Browns" is a lapse of the pencil for "brown eyes."
After the lapse of six, eight or twelve days, according to the temperature, the larvae hatch out of the eggs.

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