1. (verb)
relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back
- go back to bad behavior Synonyms: go along, lapse, slip away, recidivate, backslide, retrogress, lag, retrovert, regress, elapse, dawdle, revert, fall back, fall behind, sink, lose, glide by, retrograde, resort, pass, return, slide by, recede, drop off, relapse, slip by, go by, get worse, recur, turn back