Relapse Synonyms and Antonyms

rĭ-lăps
To slip from a higher or better condition to a former, usually lower or poorer one
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. regress
  2. retrogress
  3. backslide
  4. lapse
  5. revert
  6. degenerate
  7. deteriorate
  8. recidivate
  9. weaken
  10. fall back
  11. fall
  12. become a backslider
  13. suffer a relapse
  14. decline
  15. retrovert
  16. fall-from-grace
  17. fall off
  18. ebb
  19. sink back
  20. fall into again
  21. recurrence
  22. slide back
  23. slip back
  24. be overcome
  25. succumb
  26. give in to again
  27. setback
  28. sink
  29. slip
  30. subside
  31. worsen
Antonyms:
  1. get-well
A slipping from a higher or better condition to a lower or poorer one
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. backsliding
  2. recidivism
  3. reversion
  4. regression
  5. lapse
  6. recidivation
  7. recurrence
  8. backslide
  9. declination
  10. decline
  11. deterioration
  12. reverse
  13. reversal
  14. setback
  15. lapsing
  16. relapsing
  17. retrocession
  18. reverting
Antonyms:
  1. improvement
  2. progress
  3. strengthening
  4. healing
  5. recovery
Deteriorate
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. get worse
Antonyms:
  1. strengthen
  2. improve
  3. get-better
  4. progress
  5. recover
  6. heal
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. palindromic
  2. recidivous
  3. regressive
  4. retrocessive

Words Related to Relapse

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.

Relapse Sentence Examples

  • When the news of this relapse reached Paul, matters had evidently not yet gone too far.

  • These patients often relapse when treatment is stopped.

  • She is ordered to stay at home for three months, lest she suffer a relapse.

  • The alternative to it is the relapse into barbarism.

  • Stress - Does it cause MS or trigger a relapse?

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