rest
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Synonyms for rest
relax
stop
Synonyms
- stop
- have a break
- break off
- take a breather
- stay
- halt
- cease
- discontinue
- knock off
- desist
- come to a standstill
Antonyms
- work
- keep going
- carry on
- battle on
- struggle on
relaxation
pause
refreshment
inactivity
Synonyms
- inactivity
- a halt
- a stop
- a standstill
- stationary
- motionlessness
calm
at rest: motionless
Synonyms
- motionless
- still
- stopped
- at a standstill
- unmoving
at rest: calm
at rest: asleep
Synonyms
- asleep
- resting
- sleeping
- napping
- dormant
- crashed out
- dozing
- slumbering
- snoozing
- fast asleep
- sound asleep
- out for the count
- dead to the world
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Synonyms for rest
freedom from labor, responsibility, or strain
Synonyms
the act or fact of dying
rest on: to be determined by or contingent on something unknown, uncertain, or changeable
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Synonyms for rest
something left after other parts have been taken away
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
a pause for relaxation
a state of inaction
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euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
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a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
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not move
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
give a rest to
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be at rest
stay the same
put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
be inactive, refrain from acting
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