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rest

n.

Repose
see also sense 2; sleep.
Antonyms strain*, restlessness, sleeplessness.
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.
Anything upon which an object rests
support, prop, stay, seat, trestle, pillar, pedestal, base, bottom, pediment; see also foundation 2.
The remainder
balance, residue, surplus, the others; see excess 4, remainder.
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.

rest Synonyms

rest

v.

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.
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.
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.

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Another word for rest

noun

A pause or interval, as from work or duty:
break, intermission, recess, respite, time-out. (Informal) breather. See continue
Freedom from labor, responsibility, or strain:
ease, leisure, relaxation, repose. See continue
The act or fact of dying:
death, decease, demise, dissolution, extinction, passing, quietus. (Slang) curtain (used in plural). See live

verb

To take repose by ceasing work or other effort for an interval of time:
relax, unbend, unwind. Idioms: lead (or live) the life of Riley, take it easy. See continue
To take repose, as by sleeping or lying quietly:
lie¹ (down), recline, repose, stretch (out). See continue
To have an inherent basis:
consist, dwell, exist, inhere, lie¹, repose, reside. See start
To provide a basis for:
base¹, build, establish, found, ground, predicate, root¹, underpin. See over