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Synonyms for respite
ˈrɛs pɪtrespite

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 4 votes

  1. reprieve, respitenoun

    a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

    Synonyms:
    recess, abatement, rest period, suspension, time out, reprieve, relief, break, hiatus, rest

  2. respite, 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, rupture

  3. suspension, 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, hanging

  4. respite, 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, moderation

  5. reprieve, respiteverb

    the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment

    Synonyms:
    recess, abatement, rest period, suspension, time out, reprieve, relief, break, hiatus, rest

  6. reprieve, respiteverb

    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

    Synonyms:
    reprieve

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. respitenoun

    Synonyms:
    delay, pause

  2. respitenoun

    Synonyms:
    reprieve, suspension of punishment

  3. respiteverb

    Synonyms:
    delay, postpone

  4. respiteverb

    Synonyms:
    reprieve, suspend the punishment of

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "respite":

    feeder, succession, truce, occasional, let-up, reprieve, lull, break, relief

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How to use respite in a sentence?

  1. John Ing:

    It's the proverbial dead-cat bounce. After days of worries, the market's in a relief rally on the heels of New York and hopes that we get a respite on everything from China to Greece, but those issues still fester...We're in uncharted waters as far as the Greece exit, and the (Chinese) market collapse is only 30 percent after a 150 percent gain.

  2. Roger Burnley:

    This quarter has afforded consumers little respite from political or economic uncertainty and this has shown in their spending.

  3. Chad Asplund:

    Heat exposure is cumulative, so in the very hot months, plan to have at least 8-10 hours of heat respite per day to offload some of the heat.

  4. Anthony Fauci:

    We hope we get a respite as we get into April, May and June.

  5. Neil Gallant:

    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.


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