Other Words for Lapse

Lapse Noun Synonyms
slip, error, mistake, fault, failing, oversight, blunder, shortcoming, omission, lapsus, slip-up, fluff, goof
Apart from a brief lapse, the child behaved very well. Owing to a lapse, your payment was not credited.

decline, lower, fall, drop, diminish, sink, slip, slump, subside, deteriorate
Despite the doctor's best efforts, he lapsed into a coma.

run out, expire, be discontinued, become void, terminate, end, cease, stop
Your option to sell the shares at the offering price lapses on Friday.

decline, lowering, fall, deterioration, drop, diminution, descent
There has been a serious lapse in church attendance.

Lapse Verb Synonyms
pass, elapse, go by, slip away
Three months had lapsed since she last saw him.

gap, break, interval, intermission, interruption, pause, lacuna, hiatus, Prosody caesura, hold-up
Listeners in Scotland experienced a lapse in transmission, for which we apologize.

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Collapsed Lung

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Adiabatic Lapse Rate

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Broad-Form Homeowners Policy

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