Synonyms & related words for relapse

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of relapse — including recidivate, backsliding, regress, retrogress, lapsing, reverting. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to relapse

Explore words related to relapse — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include relapser, recidivous, reoccurrence, recurrence, backslider, remission, recur, backslides. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for relapse

Common synonyms for relapse include recidivate, backsliding, regress, retrogress, lapsing, reverting, recidivism, reversion — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does relapse come from?

The word relapse breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -laps, from Latin labor (“slip, fall”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.