Synonyms for at rest
at rest

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. at rest

   A person is comfortable in mind when contented and measurably satisfied. A little additional brightness makes him cheerful. He is comfortable in body when free from pain, quiet, at ease, at rest. He is comfortable in circumstances, or in comfortable circumstances, when things about him are generally agreeable and satisfactory, usually with the suggestion of sufficient means to secure that result.

   Synonyms:
   agreeable, at ease, cheerful, cheery, comfortable, commodious, contented, convenient, genial, pleasant, satisfactory, satisfied, snug, well-off, well-provided, well-to-do

   Antonyms:
   cheerless, disagreeable, discontented, dissatisfied, distressed, dreary, forlorn, miserable, uncomfortable, wretched

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. at rest(a)adjective

   in a state of repose or especially sleep

   Antonyms:
   awake(p), live, alive(p)

2. asleep(p), at peace(p), at rest(p), deceased, departed, goneadjective

   dead

   "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend"

   Antonyms:
   live, awake(p), alive(p)

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. at rest

   Synonyms:
   resting, reposing, quiescent

2. at rest

   Synonyms:
   untroubled, comfortable, at ease, free from pain

Suggested Resources

1. at rest

   Read the full text of the At Rest poem by Kurt Philip Behm on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Nathan Wenzler:

   Germany is central to the rest of the European Union, which minimizes overall travel time to reach physical locations in any other country there. Since the types of attacks described [in the WikiLeaks documents] required physical access to computers, being able to get there quickly via train or other forms of transportation would be vital, even a one-hour flight to reach a neighboring major city would allow for faster response than, say, a seven-hour flight from the east coast of the U.S.

2. Wu Jinglei:

   One of them has been fully vaccinated, the rest were not vaccinated against Covid-19.

3. Marcelene Cox:

   A vacation frequently means that the family goes away for a rest, accompanied by mother, who sees that the others get it.

4. Grand Slam champion Chris Evert:

   I have a sneaky suspicion that the players that have been around for a long time, especially Serena (Williams), Roger, Rafa, I think they're going to dive right into it, they're appreciating that they can be with their family. They're appreciating that they can rest their bodies. But they also know that time is not on their side.

5. Steve Urquhart:

   The death penalty makes absolutely no sense in 2016, it costs an awful lot of money to execute a prisoner compared to holding that prisoner in jail for the rest of his or her life.