Synonyms for recidivate
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To relapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially to commit new offenses after having been punished or sanctioned for earlier ones.
Forms
- Past participle
- recidivated
e.g. recidivated → lapsed, relapsed, regressed, retrogressed…
Example sentences
- lapse Tom began to lapse in and out of consciousness.
- relapse I try to be calmer these days. That outburst was a relapse into my old behavior.
- regress It is quite clear that they are going to make us regress.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| recidivate | rising | |
| lapse | falling | |
| relapse | rising | |
| regress | rising | |
| retrogress | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- lapse1
- 7 letters
- relapse2, regress2
- 8 letters
- recidive
- 10 letters
- retrogress, recidivize
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (relapse2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- récidiver