Synonyms & related words for lapses

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Words related to lapses

Explore words related to lapses — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include lapsing, backsliding, oversight, elapse, lapsed, lapsus, slipup, indiscretion. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does lapses come from?

The word lapses breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root laps-, from Latin labor (“slip, fall”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.