| Synonym Collection v1.1 | ||
| Main Entry: | rest | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective | |
| Synonyms: | diastolic, dormant, inactive, incumbent, latent, quiescent, resting, sabbatical, sessile, static | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | rest | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Definition: | Freedom from labor, responsibility, or strain. | |
| Synonyms: | ease, leisure, relaxation, repose | |
| Synonym Collection v1.1 | ||
| Main Entry: | rest | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Synonyms: | abeyance, balance, brace, cūsura, cessation, diastole, dormancy, ease, immobility, immobilization, inactivity, inertia, intermission, others, pause, quiescence, quiet, quietness, recess, remainder, repose, reprieve, residue, residuum, respite, sabbatism, security, sleep, stagnation, stay, stillness, support, surplus, tranquility, tranquillity | |
| Antonyms: | activity, agitation, commotion, unrest | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | rest | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To take repose by ceasing work or other effort for an interval of time. | |
| Synonyms: | relax, unbend, unwind | |
| Idioms: | lead, take it easy | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | rest | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To take repose, as by sleeping or lying quietly. | |
| Synonyms: | lie, recline, repose, stretch | |
| Synonym Collection v1.1 | ||
| Main Entry: | rest | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Synonyms: | acquiesce, breather, caesura, cessation, depend, desist, doze, ease, halt, hibernation, holiday, inactivity, interlude, intermission, interval, leisure, lie, loll, lounge, lull, nap, pause, peace, quiet, recess, recline, relax, relaxation, rely, repose, respite, retire, siesta, sleep, slumber, spell, stillness, stop, tranquility, trust, unwind, vacation | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | balance | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Definition: | What remains after a part has been used or subtracted. | |
| Synonyms: | leavings, leftover, remainder, remains, remnant, residue | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | base | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To provide a basis for. | |
| Synonyms: | build, establish, found, ground, predicate, root, underpin | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | break | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Definition: | A pause or interval, as from work or duty. | |
| Synonyms: | intermission, recess, respite, time-out | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | consist | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To have an inherent basis. | |
| Synonyms: | dwell, exist, inhere, lie, repose, reside | |
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