Recidivism Synonyms

rĭ-sĭdə-vĭzəm
A slipping from a higher or better condition to a lower or poorer one
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. backslide
  2. backsliding
  3. lapse
  4. recidivation
  5. relapse

Words Related to Recidivism

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. better
  2. repetition
  3. reoffending
  4. reconviction

Recidivism Sentence Examples

  • Can Improved Access to Education in our Prisons Really reduce recidivism?

  • Despite the criminal element (a significant percentage of Watchers are former criminals) the recidivism rate approaches zero.

  • Recommittals were frequent and recidivism on the increase.

  • We got into the untenable position of arguing that recidivism was an entirely structural affair.

  • My mind jingled with questions of recidivism of his souls, the operation he'd alleged to have personally endured and if others had followed suit, or, if he encouraged them to do so.