Synonyms for recess
rɪˈsɛs, ˈri sɛsre·cess

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1. recessadjective

   Remote, distant (in time or place).

   Thomas Salusbury: Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: I should think it best in the subsequent discourses to begin to examine whether the Earth be esteemed immoveable, as it hath been till now believed by most men, or else moveable, as some ancient Philosophers held, and others of not very recesse times were of opinion;

   Synonyms:
   pause, vacation, break, day off

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1. recess

   Synonyms:
   cavity, nook, withdrawal, retirement, retreat, seclusion, privacy, vacation, holiday

   Antonyms:
   promontory, protrusion, projection, publicity, worktime

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1. deferral, recessnoun

   a state of abeyance or suspended business

   Synonyms:
   corner, deferral, inlet, deferment, niche, recession, postponement, break, respite, time out

2. recess, recession, niche, cornernoun

   a small concavity

   Synonyms:
   nook, recessional, quoin, deferral, respite, corner, receding, ceding back, break, time out, recession, ecological niche, inlet, street corner, niche, box, turning point

3. inlet, recessnoun

   an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

   Synonyms:
   corner, deferral, inlet, recession, niche, intake, break, respite, time out

4. recess, nichenoun

   an enclosure that is set back or indented

   Synonyms:
   corner, ecological niche, deferral, inlet, recession, niche, break, respite, time out

5. respite, recess, break, time outverb

   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, respite, relief, corner, interruption, rift, intermission, severance, niche, falling out, prisonbreak, suspension, 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

6. recessverb

   put into a recess

   "recess lights"

   Synonyms:
   break up, adjourn

7. recessverb

   make a recess in

   "recess the piece of wood"

   Synonyms:
   break up, adjourn

8. adjourn, recess, break upverb

   close at the end of a session

   "The court adjourned"

   Synonyms:
   fragmentise, fragmentize, decompose, collapse, interrupt, crash, retire, split up, pick, dismantle, break up, part, crock up, sever, cut off, fragment, split, disperse, separate, disrupt, dissolve, crack, disassemble, break apart, calve, dissipate, scatter, break down, resolve, take apart, dispel, adjourn, break, crack up, withdraw

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1. • Abeyance
   • Body Of Water
   • Indent
   • Put
   • Sea

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1. recessnoun

   Synonyms:
   retreat, nook, corner, niche, place of retirement

2. recessnoun

   Synonyms:
   intermission, respite, remission of labor, suspension of business

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1. recessnoun

   Synonyms:
   retreat, withdrawal, retirement, intermission, alcove, niche, nook, retreat, seclusion, privacy

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1. List of paraphrases for "recess":

   break, holiday, playtime, suspension, adjournment, pause, vacation, 'clock, cavity, recreation, niche

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1. Mitch McConnell:

   Due to the historic obstruction by Senate Democrats of the president’s nominees, and the goal of passing appropriations bills prior to the end of the fiscal year, the August recess has been canceled.Senators should expect to remain in session in August to pass legislation, including appropriations bills, and to make additional progress on the president’s nominees, i ’m damn glad.

2. Physical Literacy Kamin:

   This particular grade level is at the highest risk for misunderstandings, disagreements and even injuries at recess time, and we've had none, so the impact that it is has goes far beyond just the academic and the behaviors in the classroom, even during the unstructured times, they're better able to manage themselves, to play independently and to do that in a way so that the recess time actually serves them the way it's intended to, which is to give them time to play and have fun.

3. President Barack Obama on Tuesday:

   I strongly urge them to work through this recess and identify a way to get this done, this needs to get done.

4. Frank Peirce of Nashville:

   What? Is that a real thing? They’re ruining the best part of a kid’s day, recess is so important because it teaches kids how to interact socially with one another, without adults being directly involved. Recess should be a part of the day where kids get to learn on their own.

5. Supreme Court:

   It is concluded that the swearing-in as governor by Hon. Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia, named secretary of state in recess, is unconstitutional.