Antonyms for leisure
ˈli ʒər, ˈlɛʒ ərleisure

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. leisure

   That is empty which contains nothing; that is vacant which is without that which has filled or might be expected to fill it; vacant has extensive reference to rights or possibilities of occupancy. A vacant room may not be empty, and an empty house may not be vacant. Vacant, as derived from the Latin, is applied to things of some dignity; empty, from the Saxon, is preferred in speaking of slight, common, or homely matters, tho it may be applied with special force to the highest; we speak of empty space, a vacant lot, an empty dish, an empty sleeve, a vacant mind, an empty heart, an empty boast, a vacant office, a vacant or leisure hour. Void and devoid are rarely used in the literal sense, but for the most part confined to abstract relations, devoid being followed by of, and having with that addition the effect of a prepositional phrase; as, the article is devoid of sense; the contract is void for want of consideration. Waste, in this connection, applies to that which is made so by devastation or ruin, or gives an impression of desolation, especially as combined with vastness, probably from association of the words waste and vast: waste is applied also to uncultivated or unproductive land, if of considerable extent; we speak of a waste track or region, but not of a waste city lot. Vacuous refers to the condition of being empty or vacant, regarded as continuous or characteristic.

   Antonyms:
   brimful, brimmed, brimming, busy, crammed, crowded, filled, full, gorged, inhabited, jammed, occupied, overflowing, packed, replete

   Synonyms:
   blank, empty, unemployed, unfilled, unoccupied, untenanted, vacant, vacuous, void, waste

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. leisure

   Antonyms:
   constraint, employment, occupation, distraction, labor, bustle, toil, business, absorption, engagement

   Synonyms:
   freedom, vacation, opportunity, convenience, ease, quiet, retirement, spare time, unoccupied time

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1. • Rest

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. leisure, leisure timenoun

   time available for ease and relaxation

   "his job left him little leisure"

   Synonyms:
   leisure time

2. leisurenoun

   freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity

   "he lacked the leisure for golf"

   Synonyms:
   leisure time

How to use leisure in a sentence?

1. Seneca:

   Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.

2. Bjorn Kjos:

   We haven't seen anything from it so far, probably the reason is we fly a lot of leisure passengers.

3. William Lyon Phelps:

   Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation -- what are they They are the happiest people in the world.

4. Natalie Clifford Barney:

   How many inner resources one needs to tolerate a life of leisure without fatigue

5. Tim Bale:

   There was a political imperative on the government to get an agreement and then to go to the electorate with the claim that they had, to coin a phrase, got Brexit done, i think it possibly was the case in some senses that it was `make the agreement in haste and then repent at leisure. And what were seeing now is the repentance.

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