Synonyms for rest on
rest on

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1. lean on, rest on, lean againstverb

   rest on for support

   "you can lean on me if you get tired"

   Synonyms:
   repose on, build on, build upon, lean on, lean against

2. repose on, rest on, build on, build uponverb

   be based on; of theories and claims, for example

   "What's this new evidence based on?"

   Synonyms:
   repose on, build on, lean against, build upon, lean on

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1. Michael Hardaway:

   Only the weak rest on their laurels and dote on past triumphs.

2. Pastor Winter:

   We can’t rest on our laurels anymore, there are forces in our world now that are challenging the church’s ability to minister. There are forces out there trying to stop us — not just in our community, but in other communities as well.

3. Shehu Sani:

   The moral justification of a democratic mandate rest on the fulfillment of its promises and essence.

4. Louise Bogan:

   I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering; surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy!

5. Aristotle:

   All proofs rest on premises.