Synonyms and antonyms of lapse in English
These are words and phrases related to lapse. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or,
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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 dishonorably 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-action
Their non-action will hinder our ability to move forward with the plan.
See words related to lapse
crack
informal
go belly up
mainly US informal
go down the pan
UK informal
go pear-shaped
UK informal
come a cropper
informal
go down the tubes
informal
crash and burn
informal
bomb
mainly US informal
washout
informal
omnishambles
UK informal
flameout
US informal
inefficacy
formal
turkey
informal
clunker
US informal
dud
informal
lemon
mainly US informal
be a disaster
informal
loser
informal
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
These are words and phrases related to lapse. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or,
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His lapse of manners was unforgivable.
His lapse into drunkenness followed a long run of bad luck.
After a lapse of one century, the custom has been restored.
The warranty lapsed two months ago.
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