lapsed

The word “lapsed” has 1 syllable: lapsed

It's pronounced as /læpst/


What is synonym and antonym for lapsed?

In the thesaurus, “lapsed” has 58 synonyms and 25 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for lapsed along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for lapsed

Antonyms for lapsed

  • active
  • alive
  • animate
  • apparent
  • common
  • conspicuous
  • continued
  • current
  • drew out
  • evident
  • existent
  • extended
  • going
  • hung on
  • living
  • obvious
  • persisted
  • plain
  • present
  • prevailing
  • prevalent
  • prolonged
  • protracted
  • thriving
  • uncanceled

Meanings of lapsed

  • verb
    1. To fall away gradually; to subside.
    2. To fall into error or heresy.
    3. To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
    4. To become void.
    5. To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.
  • adjective
    1. Discontinued; having ceased or gone out of use.
    2. (of a person) Changed to a less valued condition or state; especially having lost one's religious faith.
    3. By extension, having changed a (secular) belief or adherence.
    4. (of a legacy) Having passed from the original holder or authority; no longer claimed.

Example Sentences

  • She renewed her subscription before it lapsed, ensuring uninterrupted access to her favorite magazine.
  • His gym membership lapsed due to non-payment, prompting him to reconsider his fitness routine.
  • The warranty on the appliance had lapsed, leaving the owner responsible for any repairs.
  • The driver's license lapsed after she failed to renew it on time, leading to penalties.
  • Despite her best intentions, her concentration lapsed during the lecture, causing her to miss important information.

On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to lapsed, such as: abated, absent, active, alive, animate, apparent, bit the dust.

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abolished

  • abated
  • aborted
  • abrogated
  • annihilated
  • annulled
  • archaic
  • asleep
  • atomized
  • avoided
  • banned
  • blacked out
  • blasted
  • blew up
  • blighted
  • blotted out
  • broke down
  • broken
  • bygone
  • called
  • called off
  • canceled
  • cancelled
  • cold
  • collapsed
  • consumed
  • countermanded
  • crashed
  • crushed
  • cut
  • dashed
  • dead
  • dead and gone
  • decayed
  • deceased
  • decimated
  • defunct
  • demolished
  • departed
  • desolated
  • destroyed
  • devastated
  • devoured
  • did away with
  • disallowed
  • disannulled
  • disappeared
  • discarded
  • disintegrated
  • dismantled
  • dismissed
  • dissipated
  • dissolved
  • ditched
  • done for
  • doomed
  • doused
  • dropped
  • dynamited
  • effaced
  • ejected
  • eliminated
  • ended
  • enjoined
  • eradicated
  • erased
  • exanimate
  • excised
  • expelled
  • expunged
  • exterminated
  • extinct
  • extinguished
  • extirpated
  • fallen
  • felled
  • finished
  • flattened
  • forbad
  • forbade
  • forgotten
  • fragmented
  • frittered
  • gone
  • gutted
  • inactive
  • incinerated
  • invalidated
  • jettisoned
  • killed
  • killed off
  • lapsed
  • late
  • lifeless
  • liquidated
  • lost
  • misspent
  • misused
  • negated
  • no longer known
  • nulled
  • nullified
  • obliterated
  • obsolete
  • ousted
  • out-of-date
  • outlawed
  • outmoded
  • overrode
  • overruled
  • overturned
  • overwhelmed
  • passed on
  • past
  • perished
  • powdered
  • prohibited
  • pulverized
  • quashed
  • ravaged
  • razed
  • recalled
  • rejected
  • removed
  • repealed
  • rescinded
  • retracted
  • reversed
  • revoked
  • rolled back
  • rubbed out
  • ruined
  • sacked
  • set aside
  • shattered
  • smashed
  • snuffed out
  • splintered
  • squandered
  • struck down
  • subverted
  • superseded
  • suspended
  • terminated
  • threw out
  • tore down
  • torn down
  • totaled
  • totalled
  • unknown
  • unremembered
  • vacated
  • vanished
  • vanquished
  • vetoed
  • void
  • voided
  • wasted
  • wiped out
  • wiped-out
  • withdrew
  • wrecked
  • wrote off
  • zapped

backslid

  • declined
  • degenerated
  • dropped
  • ebbed
  • fell
  • lapsed
  • regressed
  • relapsed
  • retrograded
  • retrogressed
  • returned
  • reverted
  • threw back
  • worsened

ignored

  • abandoned
  • abortive
  • absolved
  • acquitted
  • affronted
  • backward
  • behindhand
  • blackballed
  • bypassed
  • careless
  • cast aside
  • cast off
  • cast-off
  • castaway
  • cleared
  • condoned
  • deaf
  • decayed
  • declined
  • deferred
  • depreciated
  • derelict
  • deserted
  • desolate
  • despised
  • destitute
  • deteriorated
  • discarded
  • discounted
  • disdained
  • dishonored
  • dismissed
  • disobeyed
  • disowned
  • disregarded
  • disused
  • embryonic
  • empty
  • evaded
  • exculpated
  • excused
  • exonerated
  • explained
  • failed
  • forgave
  • forgave and forgot
  • forgot
  • forgotten
  • forlorn
  • forsaken
  • friendless
  • godforsaken
  • half-baked
  • heedless
  • idle
  • inattentive
  • inchoate
  • incipient
  • inexperienced
  • infringed
  • inobservant
  • isolated
  • jettisoned
  • jilted
  • junked
  • justified
  • lapsed
  • latent
  • left alone
  • left at the altar
  • left behind
  • left in the lurch
  • lonely
  • lorn
  • marooned
  • miserable
  • missed
  • neglected
  • not explained
  • not responded to
  • omitted
  • outcast
  • overlooked
  • overpassed
  • papered over
  • pardoned
  • passed over
  • pending
  • pooh-poohed
  • poohed
  • postponed
  • potential
  • primitive
  • primordial
  • rationalized
  • refuse
  • rejected
  • remitted
  • retracted
  • scanted
  • scorned
  • shabby
  • shrugged off
  • shunned
  • skimped
  • slighted
  • solitary
  • spurned
  • tabled
  • thrown over
  • tossed aside
  • traduced
  • transgressed
  • unactualized
  • unattended
  • unconsidered
  • underdeveloped
  • underestimated
  • undervalued
  • unevolved
  • unheeded
  • unmindful
  • unnoted
  • unnoticed
  • unobserved
  • unprogressive
  • untaught
  • untended
  • untrained
  • unused
  • unwanted
  • unwatched
  • unwatchful
  • vacant
  • vacated
  • vindicated
  • violated
  • void
  • waived
  • waste
  • whitewashed
  • without reply
  • wretched

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