Another word for rest
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
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
A pause or interval, as from work or duty:
break, intermission, recess, respite, time-out. (Informal) breather. See continueFreedom from labor, responsibility, or strain:
ease, leisure, relaxation, repose. See continueThe act or fact of dying:
death, decease, demise, dissolution, extinction, passing, quietus. (Slang) curtain (used in plural). See live
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 continueTo take repose, as by sleeping or lying quietly:
lie1 (down), recline, repose, stretch (out). See continueTo have an inherent basis:
consist, dwell, exist, inhere, lie1, repose, reside. See startTo provide a basis for:
base1, build, establish, found, ground, predicate, root1, underpin. See over
To be determined by or contingent on something unknown, uncertain, or changeable:
depend on (or upon), hang on, hang upon, hinge on (or upon), turn on, turn upon. See start
What remains after a part has been used or subtracted:
balance, leavings, leftover, remainder, remains, remnant, residue. See leftover
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