Synonyms for lapsing
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act or process by which something lapses.
lapsings of religious faith
Forms
- Plural
- lapsings → backslidings, relapses, reversions, relapsings…
Example sentences
- relapse I try to be calmer these days. That outburst was a relapse into my old behavior.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| lapsing | falling | |
| relapse | rising | |
| reversion | falling | |
| backsliding | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- relapse2
- 9 letters
- reversion3, relapsing3
- 11 letters
- backsliding3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (relapse2 = 2 syllables).