Synonyms for Re spite:

• n.

  •break (noun)
  • caesura,
  • lacuna,
  • cutoff,
  • blow,
  • respite,
  • suspension,
  • interlude,
  • pause,
  • time off,
  • apnea.
  •cessation (noun)
  • discontinuance,
  • standstill,
  • Desistance,
  • time-out,
  • abeyance,
  • grinding halt,
  • let-up,
  • end,
  • remission,
  • arrest,
  • freeze,
  • conclusion,
  • termination,
  • cease,
  • Ceasing,
  • break-off,
  • close,
  • screaming halt,
  • stoppage,
  • halting,
  • finish.
  •credit (noun)
  • installment buying,
  • stock,
  • Securities,
  • surplus cash,
  • balance,
  • on the arm,
  • capital outlay,
  • installment plan,
  • plastic,
  • bond,
  • loan,
  • extension,
  • trust,
  • continuance,
  • wealth,
  • on account,
  • debenture,
  • on the cuff,
  • tab,
  • mortgage,
  • lien.
  •downtime (noun)
  • freedom,
  • spare time,
  • interim,
  • free time,
  • time on one's hands,
  • time to kill,
  • repose,
  • spell,
  • time to burn,
  • breathing spell.
  •forgiveness (noun)
  • dispensation,
  • charity,
  • palliation,
  • lenity,
  • absolution,
  • lenience,
  • justification,
  • mercy,
  • vindication,
  • compassion,
  • exoneration,
  • quarter,
  • overlooking,
  • impunity,
  • clemency,
  • indemnity,
  • remittal,
  • grace,
  • quittance,
  • extenuation,
  • purgation,
  • condonation.
  •gap (noun)
  • divide,
  • hollow,
  • gulch,
  • aperture,
  • notch,
  • disparity,
  • hole,
  • Interspace,
  • arroyo,
  • canyon,
  • chasm,
  • vacuity,
  • separation,
  • difference,
  • ravine,
  • fracture,
  • gorge,
  • inconsistency,
  • interstice,
  • cleft,
  • rent,
  • cranny,
  • blank,
  • rupture,
  • division,
  • crack,
  • disagreement,
  • rift,
  • slit,
  • opening,
  • orifice,
  • space,
  • divergence,
  • clove,
  • cut,
  • defile,
  • void,
  • discontinuity,
  • crevice,
  • gully,
  • slot.
  •interlude (noun)
  • idyll,
  • episode,
  • meantime,
  • meanwhile,
  • wait,
  • parenthesis.
  •intermission (noun)
  • latency,
  • quiescency,
  • Abeyancy,
  • dormancy,
  • quiescence,
  • suspense,
  • doldrums.
  •layoff (noun)
  • cutback,
  • unemployment,
  • early retirement.
  •leisure (noun)
  • liberty,
  • quiet,
  • spare moments,
  • vacant hour,
  • range,
  • one's own sweet time,
  • sabbatical,
  • scope,
  • idle hours,
  • opportunity,
  • convenience,
  • chance,
  • retirement,
  • requiescence,
  • vacation,
  • leave of absence,
  • recreation,
  • holiday.
  •letup (noun)
  • abatement,
  • lessening,
  • slackening,
  • lapse.
  •lull (noun)
  • hush,
  • stillness,
  • pausation,
  • comma,
  • silence,
  • tranquility,
  • calmness.
  •moratorium (noun)
  • ban,
  • grace period.
  •nap (noun)
  • forty winks,
  • siesta,
  • nod,
  • doze,
  • spot,
  • few z's,
  • shuteye,
  • snooze,
  • microsleep,
  • catnap.
  •pause (noun)
  • gap,
  • gridlock,
  • happy hour,
  • stand,
  • hesitancy,
  • rest period,
  • hesitation,
  • hitch,
  • stopover.
  •postponement (noun)
  • procrastination,
  • Deferring.
  •recess (noun)
  • closure.
  •relief (noun)
  • contentment,
  • appeasement,
  • fix,
  • comfort,
  • easement,
  • balm,
  • softening,
  • happiness,
  • Allayment,
  • diversion,
  • satisfaction,
  • restfulness,
  • refreshment,
  • sustenance,
  • solace,
  • succor,
  • support,
  • maintenance,
  • quick fix,
  • assuagement,
  • mitigation,
  • comforting,
  • lightening,
  • hand,
  • palliative,
  • assistance,
  • lift,
  • cure,
  • extrication,
  • amelioration,
  • load off one's mind,
  • mollification,
  • alleviation,
  • consolation,
  • cheer,
  • help.
  •remission (noun)
  • diminution,
  • moderation,
  • decrease,
  • ebb,
  • reduction.
  •repose (noun)
  • peace,
  • sleep,
  • quietness,
  • quietude,
  • restoration,
  • inactivity,
  • renewal,
  • inaction,
  • tranquillity,
  • relaxing,
  • slumber.
  •reprieve (noun)
  • clearance,
  • lifeboat,
  • anchor,
  • freeing,
  • lifesaver.
  •respite (noun)
  • protraction,
  • truce,
  • downtime,
  • layoff,
  • adjournment,
  • acquittal,
  • breath,
  • intermission,
  • interregnum,
  • interruption,
  • breathing space,
  • discharge,
  • time,
  • ten,
  • break,
  • immunity,
  • exculpation,
  • deferment,
  • pardon,
  • postponement,
  • reprieve,
  • deadlock,
  • ease,
  • coffee break,
  • halt,
  • delay,
  • relief,
  • time out,
  • cessation,
  • forgiveness,
  • stop,
  • release,
  • deliverance,
  • lull,
  • leisure,
  • rest,
  • stay,
  • hiatus,
  • relaxation,
  • letup,
  • moratorium,
  • interval,
  • five,
  • recess,
  • breather.
  •rest (noun)
  • dreaminess,
  • motionlessness,
  • somnolence,
  • composure,
  • idleness,
  • nap,
  • calm.
  •rest and recreation (noun)
  • revivification,
  • R&R,
  • time to chill.
  •suspension (noun)
  • discontinuation,
  • Discontinuing,
  • heave-ho,
  • disbarment,
  • ending,
  • period,
  • concluding.
  •time off (noun)
  • day off,
  • sick leave,
  • mental health day,
  • shore leave.
  •truce (noun)
  • cease-fire,
  • white flag,
  • terms,
  • reconciliation,
  • treaty,
  • armistice,
  • agreement,
  • wind-down,
  • de-escalation,
  • temporary peace,
  • olive branch,
  • accord.
  •vacation (noun)
  • leave,
  • fiesta,
  • R and R,
  • day of rest,
  • few days off,
  • two weeks with pay,
  • furlough,
  • long weekend.

• v.

  •forgive (verb)
  • excuse,
  • let bygones be bygones,
  • amnesty,
  • forget,
  • think no more of,
  • palliate,
  • purge,
  • condone,
  • bear with,
  • let off,
  • exonerate,
  • acquit,
  • spring,
  • kiss and make up,
  • remit,
  • bear no malice,
  • bury the hatchet,
  • extenuate,
  • commute,
  • relent,
  • turn other cheek,
  • dismiss from mind,
  • wipe slate clean,
  • pocket,
  • laugh off,
  • let off easy,
  • overlook,
  • clear,
  • allow for,
  • let pass,
  • wink at,
  • efface,
  • let it go,
  • exculpate,
  • make allowance,
  • let up on,
  • absolve,
  • accept apology,
  • exempt.
  •remit (verb)
  • fall away,
  • diminish,
  • intermit,
  • defer,
  • dwindle,
  • weaken,
  • wane,
  • abate,
  • rescind,
  • sink,
  • alleviate,
  • slacken,
  • modify,
  • relax,
  • forgive,
  • hold off,
  • modulate,
  • cancel,
  • reduce,
  • repeal,
  • suspend,
  • soften,
  • slack,
  • mitigate,
  • moderate,
  • prorogue,
  • desist,
  • ease up,
  • put off,
  • hold up,
  • forbear,
  • shelve.
  •reprieve (verb)
  • let go,
  • allay,
  • postpone,
  • grant a stay,
  • let off this time,
  • let off the hook.
  •stay (verb)
  • hang out,
  • bunk,
  • loiter,
  • hang around,
  • last,
  • endure,
  • sweat,
  • outstay,
  • put down roots,
  • lag,
  • stick around,
  • stay put,
  • squat,
  • hold the fort,
  • tarry,
  • hang about,
  • stay out,
  • reside,
  • sojourn,
  • dally,
  • roost,
  • sweat it out,
  • remain,
  • nest,
  • sit tight,
  • continue,
  • procrastinate,
  • hover,
  • linger,
  • bide,
  • establish oneself,
  • settle,
  • abide,
  • hang in,
  • hang,
  • perch.

Antonyms for Re spite:

• n.

  • break
    bad luck, juncture, binding, combination, fastening, attachment, energy, association, persistence, continuity, misfortune.
  • cessation
    activity, introduction, action, initiation, opening.
  • credit
    disbelief, dishonor, disclaimer, disapproval, disrespect, ill repute, discredit, disregard, disacknowledgement, cash.
  • downtime
    disturbance.
  • forgiveness
    accusation, meanness, mercilessness, cruelty.
  • gap
    alikeness, harmony, closing, agreement, sameness, similarity, closure, likeness, solid, accord.
  • layoff
    Hiring.
  • leisure
    incarceration, restraint, work, imprisonment, labor, restriction, difficulty.
  • lull
    busyness, loudness, noise, clamor.
  • moratorium
    continuance.
  • palliation
    discontent, gloom, discouragement, depression, irritation, misery, dissatisfaction, harm, obstruction, aggravation.
  • relief
    damage, injury, hindrance, check, sadness, stop, hurt, pain, unhappiness, annoyance.
  • remission
    enlargement, development, expansion, growth, worsening, rise.
  • repose
    awakening, upset, agitation, consciousness, wakefulness.
  • respite
    censure, punishment, go, employment, hold, blame, beginning, start, commencement, sentence, continuation, advance.
  • rest
    base, core, distress.
  • suspension
    completion.
  • truce
    disagreement, fight, war.

• v.

  • forgive
    condemn, keep, punish, charge, increase, maintain, accuse.
  • remit
    encourage, intensify, aggravate, extend, develop, forward, enlarge, permit, approve, grow, allow, carry on, continue, expand, worry, incite, magnify, strengthen, irritate, incriminate, forge, leave alone, prolong, raise.
  • reprieve
    worsen.
  • stay
    hurry, depart, leave, complete, push, rush, finish, move.