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lapse

Letters that make lapse

s, a, e, l, p are letters that make 'lapse'

Words within lapse

PS, la, SE, lap, apse, LA, La, Se are words within 'lapse'

Anagrams of lapse

sepal, pales, peals, pleas, salep, spale, leaps are anagrams of 'lapse'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of lapse

elapse, lapsed, lapser, lapses are words created by adding a letter to 'lapse'

lapse is a 5 letter word ending with e
lapse is a 5 letter word starting with l

9 possible definitions for 'lapse'

Lapse as "go back to bad behavior"

Under this definition, lapse is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

relapse, recidivate, retrogress, fall back, regress have the same meaning as 'lapse'

lapse as a type

'lapse' can be a type of turn back, retrovert, revert, return, regress.

Derivatives of lapse

reverting, relapse, backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapsing, reversion, recidivism are derivatives of 'lapse'.

Lapse as "a break or intermission in the occurrence of something"

Under this definition, lapse is a noun and has the following properties:

lapse as a type

'lapse' can be a type of break, suspension, pause, intermission, interruption.

Derivatives of lapse

glide by, elapse, slip by, slip away, slide by, go along, lapse, go by, pass are derivatives of 'lapse'.

Example of lapse used within this context

"a lapse of three weeks between letters"

Lapse as "end, at least for a long time"

Under this definition, lapse is a verb and has the following properties:

lapse as a type

'lapse' can be a type of cease, terminate, finish, stop, end.

Derivatives of lapse

lapse is a derivative of lapse.

Example of lapse used within this context

"The correspondence lapsed"

Lapse as "let slip"

Under this definition, lapse is a verb and has the following properties:

lapse as a type

'lapse' can be a type of throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego, give up, forfeit.

Derivatives of lapse

lapse is a derivative of lapse.

Example of lapse used within this context

"He lapsed his membership"

Lapse as "pass by"

Under this definition, lapse is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

glide by, elapse, slip by, slip away, slide by, go along, go by, pass have the same meaning as 'lapse'

lapse as a type

'lapse' can be a type of go on, move on, march on, pass on, progress, advance.

Types of lapse

fly, fell, vanish are types of 'lapse'.

Derivatives of lapse

lapse is a derivative of lapse.

Example of lapse used within this context

"three years elapsed"

Lapse as "pass into a specified state or condition"

Under this definition, lapse is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sink, pass have the same meaning as 'lapse'

lapse as a type

'lapse' can be a type of move.

Derivatives of lapse

passage, transition are derivatives of 'lapse'.

Lapse as "drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards"

Under this definition, lapse is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

backslide has the same meaning as lapse

lapse as a type

'lapse' can be a type of drop away, drop off, fall away, slip.

Derivatives of lapse

reverting, backslider, reversionist, relapse, backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapsing, reversion, recidivist are derivatives of 'lapse'.

Lapse as "a mistake resulting from inattention"

Under this definition, lapse is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

oversight has the same meaning as lapse

lapse as a type

'lapse' can be a type of mistake, fault, error.

Lapse as "a failure to maintain a higher state"

Under this definition, lapse is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

reverting, relapse, backsliding, lapsing, relapsing, reversion have the same meaning as 'lapse'

lapse as a type

'lapse' can be a type of failure.

Types of lapse

recidivism is a type of lapse.

Derivatives of lapse

relapse, recidivate, retrogress, fall back, backslide, turn back, retrovert, lapse, regress, get worse, revert, return are derivatives of 'lapse'.