What is another word for reprieve?
664 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɹɪpɹˈiːv], [ ɹɪpɹˈiːv], [ ɹ_ɪ_p_ɹ_ˈiː_v]Table of Contents
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)
- lenity (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)
- other synonyms
- forgive
- free
- pity
- skimp
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Reprieve:
n.
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- avoid,
- prevent,
- prohibit,
- knock something on the head,
- discourage,
- get in the way of something,
- squash,
- obstruct,
- avert.
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- crucifixion,
- electric chair,
- the chair,
- execute,
- behead,
- the death penalty,
- continue,
- death sentence,
- death warrant,
- capital punishment,
- death row.
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- halt.
- de-lays,
- sur cease,
- cooling-off periods,
- sur-cease,
- dawdlings,
- de-lay,
- dis continuation,
- de lay,
- showstoppers,
- hold ups,
- loiterings,
- dis continuations,
- prorogations,
- demurrals,
- lingerings,
- cunctations,
- pro-rogations,
- de lays,
- sur-ceases,
- coolingoff period,
- retardments,
- tieup,
- putting offs,
- dis-continuation,
- pro rogations,
- pro-rogation,
- coolingoff periods,
- cooling off periods,
- tarryings,
- sur ceases,
- pro rogation,
- cooling off period,
- dis-continuations.
- exception,
- liberty,
- exemption,
- privilege,
- permission,
- freedom,
- waiver,
- immunity,
- concession,
- pardon,
- license,
- absolution,
- dismissal,
- discharge.
- restfulness,
- lightenings,
- Allayment,
- palliative,
- palliatives,
- load off one's mind,
- extrications,
- mollification.
v.
•dismiss (verb) •dispense (verb)- ex cept,
- privileges from,
- ex-cept,
- dis-charged,
- re-leased,
- privileging from,
- privileged from,
- dis charged.
- ex plained,
- dispenses from,
- ex plain,
- ex-plain,
- apologized for,
- over looked,
- over looks,
- de fending,
- ex plains,
- ex-plained,
- took rap for,
- granted amnesty,
- winking at,
- exempts from,
- dispensed from,
- de fended,
- exempting from,
- apologizing for,
- apologizes for,
- de-fended,
- pleading ignorance,
- ex-plaining,
- ex plaining,
- pleads ignorance,
- exempted from,
- pled ignorance,
- taking rap for,
- takes rap for,
- over-look,
- de-fends,
- dispensing from,
- gives absolution,
- de fend,
- made allowances for,
- grants amnesty,
- over-looks,
- pre-texts,
- over look,
- pre-text,
- letted go,
- gave absolution,
- pre texts,
- granting amnesty,
- de-fending,
- makes allowances for,
- pre text,
- making allowances for,
- de fends,
- winks at,
- ex-plains,
- de-fend,
- pleaded ignorance,
- pretexting,
- giving absolution.
- blinks at,
- suspended charges,
- lifeboated,
- blinking at,
- suspends charges,
- suspending charges,
- lifeboating,
- blinked at.
- lamenting with,
- wast sympathetic,
- hath compassion,
- feeling with,
- being sympathetic,
- gave quarter,
- puts out of one's misery,
- put out one misery,
- hast mercy on,
- are sorry for,
- hadst mercy on,
- has mercy on,
- having mercy on,
- shows forgiveness,
- had mercy on,
- showing sympathy,
- hadst compassion,
- puts out ones misery,
- putting out ones misery,
- put out of misery,
- hast compassion,
- feels with,
- put out misery,
- hath mercy on,
- putting out one's misery,
- under standing,
- putting out misery,
- grieved with,
- wast sorry for,
- haddest mercy on,
- weeping for,
- bleeds for,
- felt with,
- puts out misery,
- haddest compassion,
- puts out of ones misery,
- were sympathetic,
- giving quarter,
- grieving with,
- wert sympathetic,
- under-stood,
- puts out of one misery,
- under-standing,
- gives quarter,
- puts out one's misery,
- was sorry for,
- grieves with,
- are sympathetic,
- showing forgiveness,
- weeps for,
- puts out one misery,
- has compassion,
- puts out of misery,
- wert sorry for,
- having compassion,
- under stands,
- is sympathetic,
- put out one's misery,
- lamented with,
- putting out of one's misery,
- putting out one misery,
- was sympathetic,
- under stand,
- art sympathetic,
- put out of ones misery,
- put out ones misery,
- put out of one misery,
- had compassion,
- showed sympathy,
- laments with,
- shows sympathy,
- putting out of one misery,
- wept for,
- bled for,
- under stood,
- were sorry for,
- putting out of ones misery,
- am sorry for,
- under-stands,
- bleeding for,
- art sorry for,
- am sympathetic,
- showed forgiveness.
- de-laying,
- re-duce,
- de-crease,
- easing up,
- pro roguing,
- re-peals,
- de creasing,
- re lax,
- re peals,
- re-duces,
- de-creases,
- re pealing,
- de creased,
- pro-roguing,
- re-pealed,
- pro rogues,
- pro-rogued,
- pro-rogue,
- de laying,
- de creases,
- fell away,
- re duce,
- pro-rogues,
- de-creased,
- de-creasing,
- re duces,
- re pealed,
- intermits,
- pro rogue,
- re-lax,
- pro rogued,
- de crease,
- eases up,
- re peal.
- out stays,
- out-stay,
- out stayed,
- re main,
- re-side,
- stuck around,
- re-mains,
- re side,
- stays out,
- re mains,
- sweated out,
- stayed out,
- established oneself,
- holding the fort,
- out-staying,
- staid out,
- re sides,
- re-main,
- sticking around,
- out-stayed,
- sweating it out,
- sweats out,
- re mained,
- establishes oneself,
- holds fort,
- re sided,
- out staying,
- sweated it out,
- re-siding,
- hangs in,
- sweats it out,
- staid put,
- hung in,
- re-sided,
- staying out,
- sticks around,
- stayed put,
- held fort,
- re maining,
- sticked around,
- re siding,
- stays put,
- hold fort,
- out stay,
- establishing oneself,
- puts down roots,
- holds the fort,
- out-stays,
- re-sides,
- hanged in,
- putting down roots,
- held the fort,
- holding fort.
Other synonyms:
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- freeing.
- Respiting,
- accept apology,
- Amnestied,
- let it go,
- let off easy,
- let pass,
- Amnestying,
- kiss and make up,
- Respited,
- think no more of,
- allow for,
- dismiss from mind,
- wipe slate clean,
- let bygones be bygones,
- bear no malice,
- make allowance,
- let up on,
- laugh off,
- turn other cheek,
- allowing for.
- Bailing,
- lets loose,
- disimprison,
- turned loose,
- unfetters,
- unchains,
- unfixing,
- disenthralled,
- unfixes,
- Unfix,
- unfixed,
- let out,
- put on the street,
- uncaging,
- set free,
- let loose,
- emancipate,
- letting out,
- Bailed,
- uncaged,
- Disenthrall,
- manumit,
- sets free,
- unchained,
- let off the hook,
- Uncage,
- turn loose,
- let off hook,
- letting loose.
- grieve with,
- show forgiveness,
- feels for,
- have compassion,
- is sorry for,
- feeling for,
- felt for,
- have mercy on,
- feel with,
- being sorry for,
- putting out of misery,
- be sorry for,
- bleed for,
- feel for,
- lament with,
- weep for,
- be sympathetic,
- took pity on,
- taking pity on,
- takes pity on,
- show sympathy,
- sympathize,
- put out of one's misery.
- exculpate,
- commute,
- rescue,
- humanity,
- extend,
- slow up,
- save,
- deferral,
- consign,
- assign,
- oblivion,
- give quarter,
- adjournment,
- cleanse,
- dangling,
- succor,
- ruth,
- exculpation,
- arrest,
- bear,
- clearance,
- administer,
- procrastinate,
- blockade,
- prolongation,
- compassion,
- extrication,
- distribute,
- purgation,
- allay,
- prevention,
- justify,
- minor,
- GAOL DELIVERY,
- carry,
- leniency,
- indulgence,
- rest period,
- shrift,
- free from,
- shelve,
- holdover,
- temporary removal,
- intermission,
- remission of sin,
- apportion,
- slowness,
- grant a stay,
- favor,
- tie up,
- remainder,
- defer,
- purge,
- venial,
- lag,
- self-pity,
- pathos,
- blockage,
- indulge,
- put over,
- adjourn,
- let off this time,
- relax,
- allow,
- removal,
- Hinderance,
- comply,
- bind,
- excusable,
- let go,
- spare,
- kindness,
- abatement,
- balance,
- discontinuation,
- forgivable,
- Delation,
- divide,
- remove,
- melt,
- Reprieval,
- catharsis,
- abate,
- suspension system,
- mitigate,
- condolence,
- Redeemableness,
- hanging,
- hold over,
- discontinuance,
- red-tapeism,
- fugitive,
- quietus,
- indemnity,
- protraction,
- set back,
- federal case,
- Compurgation,
- Deferring,
- interim,
- quarter,
- benevolence,
- spring,
- take pity on,
- refugee,
- stay of execution,
- hang-up,
- afterthought,
- anchor,
- obstruction,
- red-tapery,
- put aside,
- sympathy,
- on probation,
- defensible,
- abeyance,
- allot,
- time lag,
- commiseration,
- sparing,
- foramen,
- slowdown,
- abandon,
- abrupt change,
- purging,
- feeling,
- relinquish,
- lagging,
- jam,
- check,
- pardonable,
- redemption,
- cleansing,
- remnant,
- riddance,
- deferment,
- palliation,
- extension,
- dragging,
- repose,
- wait,
- GENERAL PARDON,
- mitigation,
- condonation,
- acquittance,
- high time,
- retire,
- have pity,
- let-up,
- hindrance,
- Acquitment,
- alleviation,
- justifiable,
- palliate,
- bureaucratic delay,
- cleanse away,
- block,
- give,
- allowance,
- favour,
- detention,
- holdup,
- thaw,
- alleviate,
- rest,
- leeway.
Paraphrases for Reprieve:
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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
postponement, pardon, deferral, adjournment, deferment, delay, moratorium, waiver, prolongation, relief, clemency, discontinuation.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Reprieve:
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n.
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relief of blame, responsibility
continuation.
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relief of blame, responsibility
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v.
Homophones for Reprieve:
Hyponym for Reprieve:
n.
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act
mercifulness, mercy, clemency.
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communication
warrant.
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act
v.