Rest Synonyms and Antonyms

rĕst
State of inactivity
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. intermission
  2. recess
  3. respite
  4. cessation
  5. immobility
  6. inactivity
  7. stillness
  8. stay
  9. inertia
  10. quiescence
  11. pause
  12. stagnation
  13. sleep
  14. stop
  15. break
  16. halt
  17. stand
  18. standstill
  19. lull
  20. discontinuance
  21. interval
  22. hush
  23. abeyance
  24. silence
  25. balance
  26. brace
  27. dead-calm
  28. cæsura
  29. stagnancy
  30. diastole
  31. fixity
  32. dormancy
  33. ease
  34. immobilization
  35. eternal rest
  36. motionlessness
  37. others
  38. catalepsy
  39. caesura
  40. quiet
  41. full-stop
  42. quietness
  43. deadlock
  44. time-out
  45. remainder
  46. repose
  47. noon hour
  48. reprieve
  49. residue
  50. residuum
  51. breather
  52. sabbatism
  53. security
  54. relief
  55. support
  56. eternal sleep
  57. surplus
  58. tranquility
  59. tranquillity
  60. quietus
  61. rest period
Antonyms:
  1. activity
  2. continuance
  3. agitation
  4. commotion
  5. unrest
  6. bustle
  7. energy
  8. action
  9. work
Anything upon which an object rests
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. support
  2. prop
  3. stay
  4. seat
  5. trestle
  6. pillar
  7. pedestal
  8. base
  9. bottom
  10. pediment
To be still
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. be-quiet
  2. lie still
  3. relax
  4. stand-still
  5. pause
  6. halt
  7. stop
  8. stop-short
  9. hold
  10. unbend
  11. pillow
  12. cease
  13. pull-up
  14. lie-to
  15. come to rest
  16. rest on one's oars
  17. unwind
Antonyms:
  1. be active
  2. activity
  3. agitation
  4. commotion
  5. unrest
  6. energy
  7. action
  8. work
  9. core
  10. base
  11. energize
  12. do
  13. activate
  14. carry out
  15. change
To depend upon
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. lie
  2. reside
  3. repose
  4. be supported
  5. consist
  6. be upheld
  7. hang on
  8. dwell
  9. lie-upon
  10. exist
  11. be seated on
  12. inhere
  13. be propped by
  14. be founded on
  15. be based on
To provide a basis for
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. base
  2. build
  3. establish
  4. found
  5. ground
  6. predicate
  7. root
  8. underpin
Sit, as on a branch
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. perch
  2. roost

Words Related to Rest

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. foundation
  2. excess
  3. live
  4. continue
  5. over
  6. start
  7. bridge
  8. and-the-rest
  9. the other half
  10. other-side
  11. the other side
  12. the whole
  13. opposite-side

Rest Sentence Examples

  • The rest of the ride was pleasant.

  • The rest of us will be along soon.

  • He dumped the rest of his coffee in the sink and left the room.

  • You know the rest of that story.

  • I'll be fine after we rest for a little bit.

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