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cease vs lapse

lapse vs cease

cease and lapse both are nouns.

cease and lapse both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cease Yes No Yes No
lapse Yes No Yes No
As verbs, lapse is a hyponym of cease; that is, lapse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cease:
  • cease: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
  • lapse: end, at least for a long time
Other hyponyms of cease include pass away, cut out, go out, adjourn, break up, recess, disappear, vanish, climax, culminate, run out, go, run low, run short, disappear, go away, vanish, close, conclude, come out, turn out, discontinue, break.
cease (noun) lapse (noun)
(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end a mistake resulting from inattention
a failure to maintain a higher state
a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
cease (verb) lapse (verb)
put an end to a state or an activity go back to bad behavior
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
end, at least for a long time
for time to move forward
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
let slip
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