What is another word for respite?
Synonyms for respite
ˈrɛs pɪtrespite
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Princeton's WordNet
reprieve, respitenoun
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
Synonyms:
recess, abatement, rest period, suspension, time out, reprieve, relief, break, hiatus, restrespite, recess, break, time outnoun
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, relief, corner, interruption, rift, intermission, severance, niche, falling out, prisonbreak, suspension, recess, 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, rupturesuspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatementnoun
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
Synonyms:
dangling, foramen, relief, suspension, rest, suspension system, reprieve, recess, interruption, rest period, break, temporary removal, hiatus, pause, abatement, abeyance, time out, intermission, hangingrespite, 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, relaxation, relief, ease, suspension, backup, rilievo, rest, 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, moderationreprieve, respiteverb
the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
Synonyms:
recess, abatement, rest period, suspension, time out, reprieve, relief, break, hiatus, restreprieve, respiteverb
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
Synonyms:
reprieve
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
respitenoun
respitenoun
Synonyms:
reprieve, suspension of punishmentrespiteverb
respiteverb
Synonyms:
reprieve, suspend the punishment of
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "respite":
feeder, succession, truce, occasional, let-up, reprieve, lull, break, relief
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1547 | rest | |
#1618 | break | |
#1963 | balance | |
#2218 | corner | |
#2666 | breaking | |
#2705 | sleep | |
#2940 | relief | |
#3116 | backup | |
#3711 | shift | |
#4114 | gap | |
#4819 | ease | |
#5045 | fault | |
#5067 | suspension | |
#6032 | substitute | |
#6086 | hanging | |
#8529 | occasional | |
#9001 | breach | |
#9174 | remainder | |
#9757 | relaxation | |
#10431 | residual | |
#10611 | pause | |
#11596 | niche | |
#12467 | feeder | |
#12744 | inlet | |
#13084 | residue | |
#13762 | succession | |
#14595 | fracture | |
#15079 | disruption | |
#17149 | moderation | |
#17400 | interruption | |
#18494 | breakout | |
#19598 | recess | |
#19772 | recession | |
#19980 | abatement | |
#22272 | easement | |
#22368 | respite | |
#23043 | severance | |
#24292 | rupture | |
#24621 | rift | |
#25694 | dangling | |
#27968 | truce | |
#28330 | hiatus | |
#29589 | easing | |
#31174 | breakage | |
#34191 | deferral | |
#34313 | intermission | |
#35577 | alleviation | |
#36640 | reliever | |
#38211 | repose | |
#44222 | lull | |
#56356 | reprieve | |
#65516 | faulting | |
#85297 | abeyance | |
#85390 | foramen | |
#103501 | ministration | |
#109404 | succor | |
#110721 | jailbreak | |
#113774 | succour | |
#192178 | residuum | |
#221707 | quietus |
How to use respite in a sentence?
But if this is what it's like now, we really are concerned that over the next few months we're going to get no respite from these sorts of bushfire conditions.
[Volunteers] spend time with the patient, not necessarily doing clinical things, but they might read to them or provide companionship or give respite care so the spouse can get out of the house and get a break.
This early in the season is unprecedented, but if this is what it's like now, we really are concerned that over the next few months we're going to get no respite from these sorts of bushfire conditions.
Laughter is a salve. It’s the best medicine around. Poet Pablo Neruda called it “the language of the soul.” I know this to be a universal truth because I’ve seen this play out in every culture around the world. People find respite and release in laughter.
The campaign that we oversee plays out daily, in complex arenas, under myriad threats that recur without respite. This requires us to be constantly prepared to fight in secret, anytime and anywhere necessary. The service is charged with this effort and there is no option, but to win this war every day, we, the personnel of the ISA, have a very significant responsibility in defending the State of Israel and its inhabitants, in thwarting and blocking terrorist threats and in upholding democracy. We will continue to do this our way – with courage, wisdom, determination, innovation, dedication, and relevancy.
Translations for respite
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- verposing, uitstelAfrikaans
- تأجيلArabic
- respirCatalan, Valencian
- odkladCzech
- pusterumDanish
- Atempause, Bedenkzeit, Aufschub, Frist, aufschieben, verschiebenGerman
- αναβολήGreek
- respiroSpanish
- مهلت دادنPersian
- lepotaukoFinnish
- répitFrench
- faochadhScottish Gaelic
- հետաձգումArmenian
- treguaItalian
- dilationemLatin
- verademing, respijtDutch
- pusteromNorwegian
- descansoPortuguese
- răgazRomanian
- отсрочить, отсрочка, отсрочивать, передышкаRussian
- odgoda, predahSerbo-Croatian
- andrumSwedish
- mühletTurkish
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