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relapsing

verb , present participle of relapse

Synonyms and Antonyms of relapsing

to return to a usually worse state or condition

After a few good months of keeping their rooms clean, the kids relapsed into their old untidy habits.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of relapsing

backsliding, lapsing

regressing, retrogressing, returning, reverting

declining, degenerating, dropping, falling, retrograding, worsening

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of relapsing

growing, maturing, ripening

advancing, developing, evolving, progressing

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