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synonyms for rest

  • vacation
  • break
  • breather
  • calm
  • calmness
  • cessation
  • comfort
  • composure
  • cutoff
  • downtime
  • doze
  • dreaminess
  • ease
  • halt
  • holiday
  • hush
  • idleness
  • interlude
  • intermission
  • interval
  • leisure
  • letup
  • lull
  • motionlessness
  • nap
  • pause
  • peace
  • quiescence
  • quiet
  • quietude
  • recess
  • recreation
  • refreshment
  • relaxation
  • relief
  • repose
  • respite
  • siesta
  • silence
  • sleep
  • slumber
  • somnolence
  • standstill
  • stay
  • stillness
  • stop
  • tranquillity
  • breathing space
  • coffee break
  • forty winks
  • time off
See also synonyms for: rested / resting
On this page you'll find 407 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rest, such as: vacation, break, breather, calm, calmness, and cessation.

antonyms for rest

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  • advance
  • agitation
  • awakening
  • beginning
  • busyness
  • clamor
  • consciousness
  • continuation
  • distress
  • disturbance
  • employment
  • go
  • hurt
  • injury
  • labor
  • noise
  • start
  • upset
  • wakefulness
  • work
  • worry
  • action
  • activity
  • base
  • core
  • energy
  • do
  • energize
  • activate
  • carry out
  • move
  • stand
  • walk
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There’s a built-in water bottle compartment for when you need to take a rest, plus a pocket for phone storage.
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By 2040, it wants to achieve this goal for the rest of the world.
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If Scheffler’s hadn’t hooked me up with empties, I’d be eating three meals of olives a day right now—and for the rest of the year—with no regrets.
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Colin Rusch, analyst at investment bank Oppenheimer, said he expects more stock market volatility during the rest of the year.
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If one member later tests positive, then only the rest of the bubble must be isolated for the period it takes the virus to show up in newly infected people.
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He knew even then that this was something he wanted to do for the rest of his life.
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Tackling the rest of the iceberg requires a total reframing of what social-media networks actually are.
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Serum chief executive Adar Poonawalla has said half the doses will go to India and the other half will go to the rest of the world, especially poorer countries.
MORE THAN MANUFACTURING: INDIA’S HOMEGROWN COVID VACCINES COULD TRANSFORM ITS PHARMA INDUSTRYNAOMI XU ELEGANTSEPTEMBER 6, 2020FORTUNE
These were curated for the traveler who isn’t here for rest and respite but is instead looking to meet like-minded people.
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WORDS RELATED TO REST

  • anticipate
  • bide
  • expect
  • linger
  • pause
  • remain
  • rest
  • sojourn
  • stay
  • stick around
  • stop
  • tarry
  • wait
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