Antonyms for respite
ˈrɛs pɪtrespite

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1. • Interruption
   • Pause
   • Postpone
   • Relief

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1. reprieve, respitenoun

   a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

   Synonyms:
   recess, abatement, rest period, suspension, time out, reprieve, relief, break, hiatus, rest

2. respite, recess, break, time outnoun

   a pause from doing something (as work)

   "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"

   Synonyms:
   prison-breaking, rest period, deferral, rest, recession, jailbreak, relief, corner, interruption, rift, intermission, severance, niche, falling out, prisonbreak, suspension, recess, breakout, faulting, break of serve, inlet, geological fault, gap, break, good luck, breaking, disruption, reprieve, open frame, gaolbreak, abatement, hiatus, breach, happy chance, fault, pause, shift, fracture, time out, breakage, rupture

3. suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatementnoun

   an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

   Synonyms:
   dangling, foramen, relief, suspension, rest, suspension system, reprieve, recess, interruption, rest period, break, temporary removal, hiatus, pause, abatement, abeyance, time out, intermission, hanging

4. respite, rest, relief, rest periodnoun

   a pause for relaxation

   "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

   Synonyms:
   backup man, rest period, stand-in, eternal sleep, repose, balance, relaxation, relief, ease, suspension, backup, rilievo, rest, succour, time out, assuagement, eternal rest, recess, reprieve, residual, succor, easing, break, alleviation, quietus, easement, reliever, abatement, fill-in, hiatus, substitute, relievo, residue, embossment, residuum, sleep, remainder, ministration, sculptural relief, moderation

5. reprieve, respiteverb

   the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment

   Synonyms:
   recess, abatement, rest period, suspension, time out, reprieve, relief, break, hiatus, rest

6. reprieve, respiteverb

   postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

   Synonyms:
   reprieve

How to use respite in a sentence?

1. David Fleischer:

   Rousseff has been given some respite, but we can expect some violent retribution from Cunha in the next days and weeks.

2. Paul Rudd:

   I hope and think it provides a bit of a respite because it's a lot of fun... it's kind of a nice break from things, ant-Man and the Wasp.

3. Sean Callow:

   The scale of the collapse shows that any hopes of a temporary respite were in vain, the notion that overweight equities is the only real option in a world of super-low rates now seems to be from.

4. Benoit Anne:

   There is a bit of respite, but this is not the turnaround, it's a technical squeeze, we are cautious from a global emerging markets perspective and short-term bearish tactically.

5. Zhang Qi:

   The market is taking a respite after the rate cut, and I expect to see it having a consolidation period for a while, some investors liquidated their position and left the market in the morning.

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