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Synonyms for rest

noun

  1. Repose

    see also sense 2; sleep.

    Antonyms strain*, restlessness, sleeplessness.

  2. State of inactivity

    intermission, cessation, stillness, stop, stay, halt, stand, standstill, lull, discontinuance, interval, hush, silence, dead calm, stagnation, stagnancy, fixity, immobility, inactivity, quiescence, motionlessness, inertia, catalepsy, caesura, pause, full stop, deadlock, recess, noon hour; see also sense 1; peace 2.

    Antonyms continuance*, activity, bustle.

  3. Anything upon which an object rests

    support, prop, stay, seat, trestle, pillar, pedestal, base, bottom, pediment; see also foundation 2.

  4. The remainder

    balance, residue, surplus, the others; see excess 4, remainder.

  5. Death

    release, demise, eternal rest; see death 1.

at rest

in a state of repose, immobile, inactive; see resting 1.

lay to rest

inter, assign to the grave, entomb; see bury 1.

verb

  1. To take one's rest

    sleep, slumber, doze, repose, lie down, retire, relax, unwind, lounge, let up, ease off, recuperate, rest up, take a rest, take a break, catch one's breath, refresh oneself, break the monotony, lean, recline, unbend, settle down, compose oneself for sleep, dream, drowse, take one's ease, be comfortable, stretch out, nap, nod, snooze*, take it easy*; see also relax 1, sleep.

  2. To be still

    be quiet, lie still, stand still, pause, halt, stop, stop short, hold, cease, pull up, lie to, come to rest, rest on one's oars.

  3. To depend upon

    be supported, be upheld, hang on, lie upon, be seated on, be propped by, be founded on, be based on; see also depend 2.

See rest in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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