Definition for Relaxation:

• ( physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers

Synonyms for Relaxation:

• n.

  •
  • amend,
  • criminalize,
  • bring in,
  • decriminalize,
  • backdate,
  • come in,
  • abolish,
  • amendment,
  • codify,
  • abrogate.
  •
  • continue,
  • retreat,
  • break.
  •amusement (noun)
  • frivolity,
  • merriment,
  • levity,
  • refreshment,
  • stimulation,
  • Jolliness,
  • amusement,
  • whimsicality,
  • celebration,
  • pleasure,
  • jocularity,
  • humor,
  • tonic,
  • game,
  • distraction,
  • sport,
  • hilarity.
  •comfort (noun)
  • cheerfulness,
  • abundance,
  • amenity,
  • happiness,
  • convenience,
  • complacency,
  • peacefulness,
  • sufficiency,
  • bed of roses,
  • exhilaration,
  • contentment,
  • luxury,
  • poise,
  • succor,
  • creature comforts,
  • gratification,
  • cheer,
  • well-being,
  • satisfaction.
  •dispensation (noun)
  • immunity,
  • exception,
  • reprieve,
  • indulgence,
  • privilege,
  • exemption.
  •diversion (noun)
  • delight,
  • grins,
  • high time,
  • laughs,
  • dissipation,
  • relish,
  • ball,
  • disport,
  • picnic,
  • delectation.
  •détente (noun)
  • harmony,
  • amity,
  • tranquility,
  • truce.
  •ease (noun)
  • calmness,
  • idleness,
  • quietness,
  • prosperity,
  • affluence,
  • serenity,
  • inertia,
  • security,
  • calm,
  • inactivity,
  • easiness,
  • inertness,
  • content.
  •enjoyment (noun)
  • hedonism,
  • gusto,
  • loving,
  • triumph,
  • savor,
  • joy,
  • zest,
  • gladness,
  • Enjoying,
  • rejoicing,
  • thrill.
  •entertainment (noun)
  • frolic,
  • surprise,
  • party,
  • treat,
  • merrymaking,
  • spree,
  • big time,
  • gaiety,
  • revelry,
  • feast.
  •euphoria (noun)
  • dreamland,
  • frenzy,
  • exultation,
  • transport,
  • ecstasy,
  • elation,
  • glee,
  • bliss,
  • intoxication,
  • madness,
  • health,
  • rapture.
  •freedom (noun)
  • liberation,
  • emancipation,
  • Freeness,
  • liberty,
  • release,
  • freedom.
  •fun (noun)
  • laughter,
  • High Jinks,
  • joke,
  • clowning,
  • riot,
  • jesting,
  • romp,
  • jollity,
  • holiday,
  • absurdity,
  • gambol,
  • mirth,
  • playfulness,
  • horseplay,
  • Romping,
  • festivity,
  • solace,
  • escapade.
  •hobby (noun)
  • pet topics,
  • favorite occupations,
  • schticks,
  • labor love,
  • leisure pursuits.
  •play (noun)
  • gamings,
  • teasings.
  •quiet (noun)
  • soundlessness,
  • dead air.
  •recreation (noun)
  • r r,
  • RECS,
  • re creation,
  • re creations.
  •relaxation (noun)
  • assuagement,
  • mitigation,
  • loosening,
  • slackening,
  • liberalisation,
  • liberalization,
  • reclining,
  • alleviation,
  • relaxation method,
  • relief,
  • relaxation behavior,
  • rest.
  •repose (noun)
  • furlough,
  • vacation.
  •respite (noun)
  • de-ferments,
  • pro traction,
  • interregna,
  • pro-traction,
  • re spite,
  • re-spites,
  • de ferment,
  • re-spite,
  • de ferments,
  • pro tractions,
  • dis-charges,
  • dis-charge,
  • re spites,
  • dis charge,
  • de-ferment,
  • pro-tractions,
  • dis charges.
  •rest (noun)
  • forty winks,
  • cutoff,
  • motionlessness,
  • somnolence,
  • dreaminess.
  •unceremoniousness (noun)
  • un ceremoniousnesses,
  • un ceremoniousness,
  • un-ceremoniousness,
  • un-ceremoniousnesses.
  •unrestraint (noun)
  • un restraints,
  • un restraint,
  • un-restraint,
  • un-restraints.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • breathing space,
  • quietude,
  • breather.
  •
  • R and R.

Paraphrases for Relaxation:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    loosening.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    weakening.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    liberalization, liberalisation, facilitation, deregulation, liberalising, flexibility, simplification, leisure, excursion, entertainment, commutation, rapprochement, de-escalation, abolition, rest, accommodation, mobilisation, calming, variation, slowdown, slow-down, Resting, Lifting, removal, thaw, tension, dilution, inaction.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    relax.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    relaxing, softening, flexibilisation, flexibilization, attenuation, recreation, detente, laxity, release, trigger, relax, moderation, lessening, amelioration, let-up, respite.

Antonyms for Relaxation:

• n.

  • comfort
    aggravation, annoyance, torture, botheration, torment, irritation, exasperation, bother, distress.
  • dispensation
    denial, veto.
  • diversion
    task, vocation, chore.
  • ease
    disquiet, excitableness, strife, furor, turmoil, difficulty, unrest, uneasiness.
  • enjoyment
    misery, displeasure, woe, sorrow, unhappiness, dissatisfaction.
  • entertainment
    drudgery.
  • euphoria
    depression, despair.
  • fun
    sadness.
  • relaxation
    labor, work, intensification.
  • Other antonyms:
    duty, exertion, tension, pressure, tenseness, stress, strain, obligation, responsibility.

Relaxation Sentence Examples:

• It must have been an attack of weakness; some relaxation in my inner self that had surprised me when off my guard.

• This is true chiefly because she does not have appropriate intervals of relaxation, for it is a firmly established principle that a prospective mother must be free to rest the moment she begins to feel tired.

Homophones for Relaxation:

• realisation, royal academy, reelection, relay station, reallocation, relocation, railway station, realization, relegation, railway system.

Hyponym for Relaxation:

• n.

  • process
    increase, increment, growth.