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. Dawie De Villiers:

   Roughly half the rooibos crop is exported, the rest is consumed on the African continent of which the vast majority would be in South Africa. South Africa being the biggest rooibos consuming country in the world. If you look further afield Botswana has become a very strong market for rooibos. Zimbabwe also knows the product very well there are several brands in Zimbabwe, then if you look at what some of the supermarket chains are doing in Africa Nigeria for instance, rooibos typical South African brands are finding their way into those markets as well.

2. Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington:

   We'll be out there in full force the rest of the evening and night, as long as it takes, we encourage everyone to get prepared, and try and evacuate. ... You do need to move out.

3. Learned Hand:

   I often wonder whether we do not rest our hopes too much upon constitutions, upon laws and upon courts. These are false hopes believe me, these are false hopes. Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it...

4. Josh Turner:

   It’s with a heavy heart that I say we lost our former truck driver to a long battle with cancer, may he rest in God’s arms.

5. Ru Paul:

   You're born naked, the rest is drag.