What is another word for reprieve?
782 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɹɪpɹˈiːv], [ ɹɪpɹˈiːv], [ ɹ_ɪ_p_ɹ_ˈiː_v]
Reprieve is a word that usually refers to the cancellation or postponement of a negative situation or punishment. There are many synonyms that can be used to express this idea. Some examples include respite, relief, pardon, amnesty, remission, suspension, and mitigation. All of these words convey the idea of a temporary relief from something negative. A respite implies a short break from something taxing or exhausting. Relief suggests a release from something burdensome or stressful. A pardon is a forgiveness of a wrongdoing or crime. Amnesty refers to a formal pardon granted by a government. Remission suggests a temporary reduction of a punishment or disease. Suspension suggests a halting or interruption of something. Mitigation suggests a lessening of a negative situation.
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Similar words for reprieve:
- acquittal (noun)
- act (noun)
- delay (noun)
- dismissal (noun)
- dispensation (noun)
- forgiveness (noun)
- freedom (noun)
- freeing (noun)
- grace (noun)
- hiatus (noun)
- interruption (noun)
- liberation (noun)
- moratorium (noun)
- pardon (noun)
- relief (noun)
- respite (noun)
- salvation (noun)
- truce (noun)
- dismiss (verb)
- dispense (verb)
- excuse (verb)
- forgive (verb)
- free (verb)
- interrupt (verb)
- liberate (verb)
- pardon (verb)
- pity (verb)
- relieve of blame, responsibility (verb)
- remit (verb)
- stay (verb)
Synonyms for Reprieve:
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n.
• acquittal • act • delay- cooling off period ,
- cooling off periods ,
- cooling-off periods ,
- coolingoff period ,
- coolingoff periods ,
- cunctations ,
- dawdlings ,
- de lay ,
- de lays ,
- de-lay ,
- de-lays ,
- demurrals ,
- dis continuation ,
- dis continuations ,
- dis-continuation ,
- dis-continuations ,
- hold ups ,
- lingerings ,
- loiterings ,
- pro rogation ,
- pro rogations ,
- pro-rogation ,
- pro-rogations ,
- prorogations ,
- putting offs ,
- retardments ,
- showstoppers ,
- sur cease ,
- sur ceases ,
- sur-cease ,
- sur-ceases ,
- tarryings ,
- tieup .
- absolution ,
- concession ,
- discharge ,
- dismissal ,
- exception ,
- exemption ,
- freedom ,
- immunity ,
- liberty ,
- license ,
- pardon ,
- permission ,
- privilege ,
- waiver .
- Allayment ,
- extrications ,
- lightenings ,
- load off one's mind ,
- mollification ,
- palliative ,
- palliatives ,
- restfulness .
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v.
• dismiss • dispense- dis charged ,
- dis-charged ,
- ex cept ,
- ex-cept ,
- privileged from ,
- privileges from ,
- privileging from ,
- re-leased .
- apologized for ,
- apologizes for ,
- apologizing for ,
- de fend ,
- de fended ,
- de fending ,
- de fends ,
- de-fend ,
- de-fended ,
- de-fending ,
- de-fends ,
- dispensed from ,
- dispenses from ,
- dispensing from ,
- ex plain ,
- ex plained ,
- ex plaining ,
- ex plains ,
- ex-plain ,
- ex-plained ,
- ex-plaining ,
- ex-plains ,
- exempted from ,
- exempting from ,
- exempts from ,
- gave absolution ,
- gives absolution ,
- giving absolution ,
- granted amnesty ,
- granting amnesty ,
- grants amnesty ,
- letted go ,
- made allowances for ,
- makes allowances for ,
- making allowances for ,
- over look ,
- over looked ,
- over looks ,
- over-look ,
- over-looks ,
- pleaded ignorance ,
- pleading ignorance ,
- pleads ignorance ,
- pled ignorance ,
- pre text ,
- pre texts ,
- pre-text ,
- pre-texts ,
- pretexting ,
- takes rap for ,
- taking rap for ,
- took rap for ,
- winking at ,
- winks at .
- blinked at ,
- blinking at ,
- blinks at ,
- lifeboated ,
- lifeboating ,
- suspended charges ,
- suspending charges ,
- suspends charges .
- am sorry for ,
- am sympathetic ,
- are sorry for ,
- are sympathetic ,
- art sorry for ,
- art sympathetic ,
- being sympathetic ,
- bled for ,
- bleeding for ,
- bleeds for ,
- feeling with ,
- feels with ,
- felt with ,
- gave quarter ,
- gives quarter ,
- giving quarter ,
- grieved with ,
- grieves with ,
- grieving with ,
- had compassion ,
- had mercy on ,
- haddest compassion ,
- haddest mercy on ,
- hadst compassion ,
- hadst mercy on ,
- has compassion ,
- has mercy on ,
- hast compassion ,
- hast mercy on ,
- hath compassion ,
- hath mercy on ,
- having compassion ,
- having mercy on ,
- is sympathetic ,
- lamented with ,
- lamenting with ,
- laments with ,
- put out misery ,
- put out of misery ,
- put out of one misery ,
- put out of ones misery ,
- put out one misery ,
- put out one's misery ,
- put out ones misery ,
- puts out misery ,
- puts out of misery ,
- puts out of one misery ,
- puts out of one's misery ,
- puts out of ones misery ,
- puts out one misery ,
- puts out one's misery ,
- puts out ones misery ,
- putting out misery ,
- putting out of one misery ,
- putting out of one's misery ,
- putting out of ones misery ,
- putting out one misery ,
- putting out one's misery ,
- putting out ones misery ,
- showed forgiveness ,
- showed sympathy ,
- showing forgiveness ,
- showing sympathy ,
- shows forgiveness ,
- shows sympathy ,
- under stand ,
- under standing ,
- under stands ,
- under stood ,
- under-standing ,
- under-stands ,
- under-stood ,
- was sorry for ,
- was sympathetic ,
- wast sorry for ,
- wast sympathetic ,
- weeping for ,
- weeps for ,
- wept for ,
- were sorry for ,
- were sympathetic ,
- wert sorry for ,
- wert sympathetic .
- de crease ,
- de creased ,
- de creases ,
- de creasing ,
- de laying ,
- de-crease ,
- de-creased ,
- de-creases ,
- de-creasing ,
- de-laying ,
- eases up ,
- easing up ,
- fell away ,
- intermits ,
- pro rogue ,
- pro rogued ,
- pro rogues ,
- pro roguing ,
- pro-rogue ,
- pro-rogued ,
- pro-rogues ,
- pro-roguing ,
- re duce ,
- re duces ,
- re lax ,
- re peal ,
- re pealed ,
- re pealing ,
- re peals ,
- re-duce ,
- re-duces ,
- re-lax ,
- re-pealed ,
- re-peals .
- established oneself ,
- establishes oneself ,
- establishing oneself ,
- hanged in ,
- hangs in ,
- held fort ,
- held the fort ,
- hold fort ,
- holding fort ,
- holding the fort ,
- holds fort ,
- holds the fort ,
- hung in ,
- out stay ,
- out stayed ,
- out staying ,
- out stays ,
- out-stay ,
- out-stayed ,
- out-staying ,
- out-stays ,
- puts down roots ,
- putting down roots ,
- re main ,
- re mained ,
- re maining ,
- re mains ,
- re side ,
- re sided ,
- re sides ,
- re siding ,
- re-main ,
- re-mains ,
- re-side ,
- re-sided ,
- re-sides ,
- re-siding ,
- staid out ,
- staid put ,
- stayed out ,
- stayed put ,
- staying out ,
- stays out ,
- stays put ,
- sticked around ,
- sticking around ,
- sticks around ,
- stuck around ,
- sweated it out ,
- sweated out ,
- sweating it out ,
- sweats it out ,
- sweats out .
Other synonyms:
- behead ,
- capital punishment ,
- crucifixion ,
- death row ,
- death sentence ,
- death warrant ,
- electric chair ,
- execute ,
- grace ,
- the chair ,
- the death penalty .
Other relevant words:
- Bunked ,
- Bunking ,
- Intermitted ,
- Intermitting ,
- Lasted ,
- Pardoned ,
- Prorogued ,
- Proroguing ,
- Remitted ,
- Roosted ,
- Roosting ,
- Shelving ,
- alibied ,
- alibiing ,
- apologize for ,
- blink at ,
- dispense ,
- dispense from ,
- ease up ,
- eased up ,
- establish oneself ,
- except ,
- excuse ,
- exempt from ,
- fall away ,
- falling away ,
- falls away ,
- forgive ,
- free ,
- give absolution ,
- grant amnesty ,
- hang in ,
- hang out ,
- hold the fort ,
- intermit ,
- lets go ,
- letting go ,
- make allowances for ,
- nested ,
- nesting ,
- outstay ,
- outstayed ,
- outstaying ,
- outstays ,
- pity ,
- plead ignorance ,
- pretexted ,
- privilege from ,
- prorogue ,
- prorogues ,
- put down roots ,
- remit ,
- shrug off ,
- stay out ,
- stay put ,
- staying put ,
- stick around ,
- suspend charges ,
- sweat it out ,
- sweat out ,
- sweating out ,
- take rap for ,
- tolerates ,
- whitewashed ,
- wink at ,
- winked at .
- Amnestied ,
- Amnestying ,
- Respited ,
- Respiting ,
- accept apology ,
- allow for ,
- allowing for ,
- bear no malice ,
- dismiss from mind ,
- kiss and make up ,
- laugh off ,
- let bygones be bygones ,
- let it go ,
- let off easy ,
- let pass ,
- let up on ,
- make allowance ,
- think no more of ,
- turn other cheek ,
- wipe slate clean .
- Bailed ,
- Bailing ,
- Disenthrall ,
- Uncage ,
- Unfetter ,
- Unfix ,
- disenthralled ,
- disimprison ,
- emancipate ,
- let loose ,
- let off hook ,
- let off the hook ,
- let out ,
- lets loose ,
- letting loose ,
- letting out ,
- manumit ,
- put on the street ,
- set free ,
- sets free ,
- turn loose ,
- turned loose ,
- uncaged ,
- uncaging ,
- unchain ,
- unchained ,
- unchains ,
- unfetters ,
- unfixed ,
- unfixes ,
- unfixing .
- Acquitment ,
- Compurgation ,
- Deferring ,
- Delation ,
- GAOL DELIVERY ,
- GENERAL PARDON ,
- Hinderance ,
- Redeemableness ,
- Reprieval ,
- abandon ,
- abate ,
- abatement ,
- abeyance ,
- abrupt change ,
- acquittance ,
- adjourn ,
- adjournment ,
- administer ,
- afterthought ,
- allay ,
- alleviate ,
- alleviation ,
- allot ,
- allow ,
- allowance ,
- anchor ,
- apportion ,
- arrest ,
- assign ,
- avert ,
- avoid ,
- balance ,
- bear ,
- benevolence ,
- bind ,
- block ,
- blockade ,
- blockage ,
- bureaucratic delay ,
- carry ,
- catharsis ,
- check ,
- cleanse ,
- cleanse away ,
- cleansing ,
- clearance ,
- commiseration ,
- commute ,
- compassion ,
- comply ,
- condolence ,
- condonation ,
- consign ,
- continue ,
- cunctation ,
- dangling ,
- defensible ,
- defer ,
- deferment ,
- deferral ,
- detention ,
- discontinuance ,
- discontinuation ,
- discourage ,
- distribute ,
- divide ,
- dragging ,
- exculpate ,
- exculpation ,
- excusable ,
- extend ,
- extension ,
- extrication ,
- favor ,
- favour ,
- federal case ,
- feeling ,
- foramen ,
- forbearance ,
- forgivable ,
- free from ,
- fugitive ,
- give ,
- give quarter ,
- grant a stay ,
- hang-up ,
- hanging ,
- have pity ,
- high time ,
- hindrance ,
- hold over ,
- holdover ,
- holdup ,
- humanity ,
- indemnity ,
- indulge ,
- indulgence ,
- interim ,
- intermission ,
- jam ,
- justifiable ,
- justify ,
- kindness ,
- lag ,
- lagging ,
- leeway ,
- lenience ,
- leniency ,
- lenity ,
- let go ,
- let off this time ,
- let-up ,
- lifeboat ,
- lifesaver ,
- logjam ,
- melt ,
- minor ,
- mitigate ,
- mitigation ,
- moratorium ,
- oblivion ,
- obstruct ,
- obstruction ,
- on probation ,
- palliate ,
- palliation ,
- pardonable ,
- pathos ,
- prevent ,
- prevention ,
- procrastinate ,
- procrastination ,
- prohibit ,
- prolongation ,
- prorogation ,
- protraction ,
- purgation ,
- purge ,
- purging ,
- put aside ,
- put over ,
- quarter ,
- quietus ,
- red-tapeism ,
- red-tapery ,
- redemption ,
- refugee ,
- relax ,
- relinquish ,
- remainder ,
- remission ,
- remission of sin ,
- remnant ,
- removal ,
- remove ,
- repose ,
- rescue ,
- respite ,
- rest ,
- rest period ,
- retardation ,
- retire ,
- riddance ,
- ruth ,
- save ,
- self-pity ,
- set back ,
- shelve ,
- shrift ,
- slow up ,
- slowdown ,
- slowness ,
- spare ,
- sparing ,
- spring ,
- squash ,
- stay of execution ,
- succor ,
- surcease ,
- suspension system ,
- sympathy ,
- take pity on ,
- temporary removal ,
- thaw ,
- tie up ,
- time lag ,
- truce ,
- venial ,
- wait .
- be sorry for ,
- be sympathetic ,
- being sorry for ,
- bleed for ,
- feel for ,
- feel with ,
- feeling for ,
- feels for ,
- felt for ,
- grieve with ,
- have compassion ,
- have mercy on ,
- is sorry for ,
- lament with ,
- put out of one's misery ,
- putting out of misery ,
- show forgiveness ,
- show sympathy ,
- sympathize ,
- takes pity on ,
- taking pity on ,
- took pity on ,
- weep for .
- CARITAS ,
- Interregnums ,
- Retardment ,
- amnesty ,
- breathing spell ,
- cease fire ,
- ceasefire ,
- compassionateness ,
- de-escalation ,
- deescalation ,
- delay ,
- demurral ,
- dispensation ,
- forgiveness ,
- hangup ,
- hold-up ,
- hold-ups ,
- interregnum ,
- leisure ,
- lifeboats ,
- logjams ,
- mercifulness ,
- preserval ,
- procrastinations ,
- relaxation ,
- relief ,
- responsiveness ,
- showstopper ,
- stay ,
- sustentation ,
- temporary peace ,
- time out ,
- wind down ,
- wind-down .
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How to use "Reprieve" in context?
Many people misunderstand the word "reprieve." They think it means to set someone free from a sentence, punishment, or obligation. However, the word actually has a much broader meaning. "Revenue" is an excellent example of a word that has a different meaning when used in business than when used in everyday conversation. "Revenue" refers to the money that is generated by selling products or services. In business, "reprieve" is used to describe a time when a company is allowed to temporarily stop selling products or services so that it can reorganize its operations. This can be helpful in times of financial stress.
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
respite, suspension.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
adjournment, clemency, deferment, deferral, delay, discontinuation, moratorium, pardon, postponement, prolongation, relief, waiver.
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Noun, singular or mass
Homophones for Reprieve:
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