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Relapse

🔄 Synonyms of "Relapse"

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
regressnoun	(intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
lapsenoun	A temporary failure; a slip.
retrogressverb	(intransitive) To return to an earlier, simpler or worse condition; to regress.
reversionnoun	The action of returning to a former condition or practice.
recidivismnoun	Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past.
recidivateverb	(intransitive) To relapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially to commit new offenses after having been punished or sanctioned for earlier ones.
fall backverb	To retreat.
revertingnoun	tending to return to an earlier state
backslidingnoun	An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
relapsingnoun	(archaic) A relapse.
lapsingnoun	The act or process by which something lapses.
get worseverb	deteriorate in health

↔️ Antonyms of "Relapse"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
get oververb	(idiomatic, transitive) To forget and move on; to calm down regarding something.
bounce backverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To recover from a negative situation without seemingly any damage.
get wellverb	(idiomatic) To recover from an illness or injury.
pull roundverb	To recover; to return to normal.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Relapse"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
recidivateverb	(intransitive) To relapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially to commit new offenses after having been punished or sanctioned for earlier ones.
retrogressnoun	(intransitive) To return to an earlier, simpler or worse condition; to regress.
backslidingnoun	An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
regressnoun	The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
recidivismnoun	Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past.
reversionnoun	The action of returning to a former condition or practice.
lapsenoun	A temporary failure; a slip.
lapsingnoun	The act or process by which something lapses.
fall backverb	To retreat.
get worseverb	deteriorate in health
revertingnoun	a failure to maintain a higher state
backslidenoun	(intransitive) To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
retreatnoun	The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
regressionnoun	(statistics) An analytic method to measure the association of one or more independent variables with a dependent variable.
reoffendverb	To offend again; especially after receiving punishment or treatment
recurrencenoun	The instance of recurring; frequent occurrence.
backnoun	(not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
returnnoun	The act of returning.
reboundnoun	(basketball) An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player.
recoverynoun	A return to normal health.