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Antonyms for rest
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This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term rest.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
rest
Ease denotes freedom from cause of disturbance, whether external or internal. Quiet denotes freedom from agitation, or especially from annoying sounds. Rest is a cessation of activity especially of wearying or painful activity. Recreation is some pleasing activity of certain organs or faculties that affords rest to other parts of our nature that have become weary. Repose is a laying down, primarily of the body, and figuratively a similar freedom from toil or strain of mind. Repose is more complete than rest; a pause is a momentary cessation of activity; a black-smith finds a temporary rest while the iron is heating, but he does not yield to repose; in a pause of battle a soldier rests on his arms; after the battle the victor reposes on his laurels. Sleep is the perfection of repose, the most complete rest; slumber is a light and ordinarily pleasant form of sleep. In the figurative sense, rest of mind, soul, conscience, is not mere cessation of activity, but a pleasing, tranquil relief from all painful and wearying activity; repose is even more deep, tranquil, and complete.
Antonyms:
agitation, commotion, disquiet, disturbance, excitement, motion, movement, restlessness, rush, stir, strain, toil, tumult, unrest, workSynonyms:
calm, calmness, cessation, ease, intermission, pause, peace, peacefulness, quiescence, quiet, quietness, quietude, recreation, repose, sleep, slumber, stay, stillness, stop, tranquillity
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
restnoun
Antonyms:
tumult, commotion, agitation, disquiet, unrest, insecurity, continuity, uninterruptedness, progression, restlessnessSynonyms:
quiet, repose, cessation, tranquillity, peace, security, pause, interval, intermission
Princeton's WordNet
remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, restnoun
something left after other parts have been taken away
"there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"
Synonyms:
remainder, relief, counterbalance, end, quietus, difference, relaxation, symmetry, equaliser, residual, ease, balance, proportion, residuum, repose, equalizer, counterweight, rest period, eternal sleep, residue, sleep, counterpoise, equilibrium, remnant, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, oddment, balance wheel, proportionality, eternal rest, respiterest, ease, repose, relaxationnoun
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
"took his repose by the swimming pool"
Synonyms:
rest period, tranquility, eternal sleep, repose, peace of mind, loosening, balance, relaxation behavior, relief, ease, simplicity, eternal rest, quiet, simpleness, easiness, placidity, informality, relaxation method, comfort, peace, relaxation, tranquillity, residual, quietus, liberalisation, peacefulness, ataraxis, remainder, residue, residuum, sleep, heartsease, serenity, slackening, liberalization, respiterespite, 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, respite, relaxation, relief, ease, suspension, backup, rilievo, 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, moderationrestnoun
a state of inaction
"a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
Synonyms:
eternal rest, residue, quietus, respite, residual, ease, balance, eternal sleep, repose, remainder, relief, rest period, residuum, sleep, relaxationrest, eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietusnoun
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
"she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep"
Synonyms:
remainder, relief, sopor, relaxation, respite, repose, balance, ease, residuum, rest period, residual, nap, eternal sleep, residue, eternal rest, slumber, sleep, quietusrestnoun
a support on which things can be put
"the gun was steadied on a special rest"
Synonyms:
eternal rest, residue, quietus, respite, residual, ease, balance, eternal sleep, repose, remainder, relief, rest period, residuum, sleep, relaxationrestverb
a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
Synonyms:
eternal rest, residue, quietus, respite, residual, ease, balance, eternal sleep, repose, remainder, relief, rest period, residuum, sleep, relaxationrestverb
not move; be in a resting position
Synonyms:
stay, breathe, reside, perch, remain, pillow, repose, roost, lie, catch one's breath, take a breatherrest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breatherverb
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
Synonyms:
take a breather, stay, respire, emit, perch, pass off, breathe, suspire, repose, lie, remain, reside, catch one's breath, take a breath, pillow, roostrestverb
give a rest to
"He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"
Synonyms:
stay, breathe, reside, perch, remain, pillow, repose, roost, lie, catch one's breath, take a breatherlie, restverb
have a place in relation to something else
"The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"
Synonyms:
lie in, catch one's breath, reside, dwell, pillow, roost, remain, lie down, breathe, repose, stay, perch, lie, consist, take a breatherrestverb
be at rest
Synonyms:
stay, breathe, reside, perch, remain, pillow, repose, roost, lie, catch one's breath, take a breatherstay, remain, restverb
stay the same; remain in a certain state
"The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
Synonyms:
breathe, quell, delay, bide, stick, pillow, stay, repose, last out, perch, ride out, persist, catch one's breath, appease, lie, remain, take a breather, reside, stick around, abide, stay on, stay put, outride, continue, detain, roostrest, reside, reposeverb
be inherent or innate in;
Synonyms:
take a breather, perch, occupy, stay, domicile, lodge in, put down, shack, pillow, breathe, repose, lie, remain, reside, catch one's breath, lay, recumb, domiciliate, recline, roostrestverb
put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
"Rest your head on my shoulder"
Synonyms:
stay, breathe, reside, perch, remain, pillow, repose, roost, lie, catch one's breath, take a breatherperch, roost, restverb
sit, as on a branch
"The birds perched high in the tree"
Synonyms:
alight, breathe, reside, perch, remain, pillow, repose, light, roost, lie, catch one's breath, stay, take a breatherpillow, restverb
rest on or as if on a pillow
"pillow your head"
Synonyms:
stay, breathe, reside, perch, remain, pillow, repose, roost, lie, catch one's breath, take a breatherrestverb
be inactive, refrain from acting
"The committee is resting over the summer"
Synonyms:
stay, breathe, reside, perch, remain, pillow, repose, roost, lie, catch one's breath, take a breather
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
restnoun
Antonyms:
activity, agitation, unrest, commotionSynonyms:
quiet, quietness, inactivity, repose, ease, tranquillity, quiescence, stillness, stagnation, security, cessation, abeyance, intermission, respite, reprieve, pause, recess, sabbatism, cæsura, pause, support, stay, brace, residue, remainder, balance, residuum, others, surplusrestverb
Synonyms:
stop, halt, pause, desist, repose, recline, lie, trust, rely, depend, acquiesce
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
REST
Synonyms:
RE1-silencing transcription factor, neuron restrictive silencer factor, NRSF, repressor binding to the X2 box, XBR, X2 box repressor, Neural-restrictive silencer factorREST
Synonyms:
Restriction of Environmental Stimulation Therapy
How to use rest in a sentence?
You're creating your own unlevel playing field if you are working from home while your competition is out seeing clients face-to-face, the banking industry certainly seems intent on getting employees back to the office. But it's much more pronounced on Wall Street, where the degree of competition has always been several levels above the rest.
We can't leave the country, people can't come in, and we end up periodically in lockdowns, which cost a friggin' fortune, people have been accepting that this is a diabolically difficult situation, but once we start watching the rest of the world open up, we're going to turn to anger over the way things like vaccines have been rolled out here.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest:
For a long time Iran had resisted cooperating with any sort of inspections IAEA wanted to do, and as a result of the international pressure that built up over time, principally because of the tough economic sanctions that the United States put in place and got the rest of the international community to go along with, we now see indications that Iran is cooperating with IAEA inspections.
Reach up as far as you can, and God will reach down all the rest of the way
We had a pretty good foundation of what to expect out of each other, out of our relationship and out of our lives. So the rest was easy after that, with that small hiccup in the middle.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#125 | work | |
#1142 | move | |
#1547 | rest | |
#1871 | motion | |
#2293 | movement | |
#4640 | rush | |
#6612 | strain | |
#8862 | continuity | |
#9726 | excitement | |
#10284 | stir | |
#10769 | progression | |
#14374 | disturbance | |
#23132 | insecurity | |
#24114 | unrest | |
#28106 | agitation | |
#35039 | commotion | |
#35150 | toil | |
#47199 | restlessness | |
#61744 | tumult | |
#93318 | disquiet |
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