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lapse


These are words and phrases related to lapse. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of lapse.

THE FACT OF NOT DOING SOMETHING YOU SHOULD


His first marriage was certainly a lapse in judgment.

Synonyms and examples


failure
Failure to follow the employee guidelines can lead to your immediate termination.
default
The bank seized his house because his mortgage was in default.
malpractice
The surgeon was sued for malpractice.
dereliction
He was dishonourably discharged for dereliction of duty.
neglect
Corruption and neglect resulted in a government that was weakened enough to be overthrown.
negligence
Educational standards deteriorated thanks to the negligence of the administration.
non-fulfilment
UK
The contract was voided over non-fulfilment.
non-action
Their non-action will hinder our ability to move forward with the plan.
inaction
formal
This is not the time for inaction - we must fight for our freedoms.
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See words related to lapse


fail
fall apart
fall to pieces
fall through
crack
informal
go belly up
mainly USinformal
fall short
fall between two stools
go down the pan
UKinformal
go pear-shaped
UKinformal
come to nothing
bite the dust
come a cropper
informal
go down the tubes
informal
crash and burn
informal
flop
bomb
mainly USinformal
breakdown
meltdown
collapse
washout
informal
fiasco
debacle
omnishambles
UKinformal
flameout
USinformal
non-success
inefficacy
formal
success
turkey
informal
clunker
USinformal
dud
informal
lemon
mainly USinformal
be a disaster
informal
loser
informal
lame duck
no-hoper
UK
non-starter
informal
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When something fails, it does not work or does not happen as intended. The fact of being unsuccessful is called failure. Failure is also used to describe someone or something that is not successful or the fact of not doing something that you should.

lapse | American Thesaurus


lapse


noun
These are words and phrases related to lapse. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of lapse.
His lapse of manners was unforgivable.

Synonyms


breach
disregard
dereliction
error
slight mistake
omission
slip
peccadillo
oversight
fault
flaw
negligence
delinquency
laxity
infraction
blunder
faux pas
boner
Informal
loss
failure
failing
shortcoming
fall
forfeiture
His lapse into drunkenness followed a long run of bad luck.

Synonyms


decline
descent
downfall
drop
backsliding
relapse
regression
wane
slump
deterioration
degeneration
falling off
After a lapse of one century, the custom has been restored.

Synonyms


elapsing
period
interval
process of time
interim
interlude
intermission
interruption
passage
respite
pause
recess
break
Informal
hiatus
gap

lapse


verb
He lapsed into a coma and never recovered.

Synonyms


fall
slip
decline
subside
sink
collapse
worsen
backslide
relapse
recede
deteriorate
degenerate
wither
sag
droop
drop
slump down
The warranty lapsed two months ago.

Synonyms


expire
become obsolete
run out
terminate
stop
cease
lose validity
fall into disuse
Only five minutes had lapsed before she returned again.

Synonyms


pass by
elapse
slip by
run out
slip away
go by
expire
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