1. (verb) backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting
a failure to maintain a higher state
Synonyms: reversal, atavism, lapse, oversight, turnaround, relapsing, regress, backsliding, lapsing, throwback, regression, turnabout, reverse, reverting, relapse, retrogression, reversion, retroversion
2. (verb) get worse, relapse
deteriorate in health
Synonyms: retrogress, get worse, recidivate, regress, lapse, fall back, relapse
3. (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
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Synonyms for relapse 
