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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How to use at rest in a sentence?

1. John Gay:

   But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the rest.

2. Alan Mendoza:

   This is not a new immigrant family. These parents have these roots. And by all accounts, the rest of the family condemned this incident and don’t agree with what their brother did, the reality is there are 40,000 people on the terrorist watch list. Now to monitor all those people 24/7 would cost an extreme amount of money. So, it’s just not practical to monitor that number of people in the way.

3. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz:

   It is amusing seeing the media elite in New York and D.C. run around with their hair on fire wondering, 'What on earth are New York values?' i'll tell you and the rest of the country, people understand exactly what that is. In South Carolina when I was there, the people there certainly understand it.

4. Terry Hutt:

   I camp out here like the rest of them, we lay on the ground. We’ve got our knapsacks, and we all look out for each other.

5. Arnor Sighvatsson:

   Monetary policy in a very small, open economy out of sync with the rest of the developed world is a serious challenge.