Increase and Lapse

Opposite meaning words

Increase noun - Something added (as by growth).

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Lapse is an antonym for increase.

Lapse noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.

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Increase is an antonym for lapse in topics: backsliding, become void.

Nearby Words: lapsed, lapsing, lapsus

brief	brief increase	brief lapse
short	short increase	short lapse
large	large increase	large lapse
huge	huge increase	huge lapse
Other adjectives: little, slight, major, temporary, slightest, recent.

increase time

lapse time

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Lapse and Increase. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/increase/lapse

Increase & Lapse. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/increase/lapse>.

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