Definition for Rest:

• A short pause in reading verse; a caesura.

Synonyms for Rest:

• n.

  •calm (noun)
  • composure,
  • patience,
  • poise,
  • peacefulness,
  • calmness,
  • stillness,
  • equanimity,
  • placidity.
  •inaction (noun)
  • inaction,
  • standstill,
  • stagnation,
  • passiveness,
  • lethargy,
  • hibernation.
  •inactivity (noun)
  • quiescence,
  • slumber,
  • break,
  • recess,
  • vacation,
  • repose,
  • respite,
  • quiet,
  • idleness,
  • peace,
  • relaxation,
  • pause,
  • intermission,
  • nap,
  • sleep,
  • holiday,
  • ease,
  • stop,
  • leisure,
  • motionlessness.
  •leisure (noun)
  • convenience.
  •motionlessness (noun)
  • dormancy,
  • immobility,
  • languor,
  • inactivity,
  • deadness,
  • stagnancy,
  • fixedness,
  • inertness.
  •peace (noun)
  • amity,
  • placidness,
  • accord,
  • tranquility,
  • friendliness,
  • orderliness,
  • serenity,
  • order,
  • nonaggression,
  • concord,
  • truce,
  • neutrality,
  • armistice,
  • cease-fire,
  • quietness,
  • nonresistance.
  •repose (noun)
  • furlough.

• v.

  •be calm; sleep (verb)
  • lounge,
  • idle.
  •lie, recline (verb)
  • settle.
  •repose (verb)
  • retire.
  •stagnate (verb)
  • immobilize.

• Other synonyms:

  •abide
  • stay.
  •light
  • settle down.
  •Other relevant words:
  • residue,
  • remainder.

Paraphrases for Rest:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    Resting.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Resting, remainder.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Resting, remainder.
  • Verb, base form
    remainder.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, plural
    restrooms, remnants.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    restaurant.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    recreational, quiescent, Stowed, off-duty, Roosting.
  • Proper noun, singular
    welcomes.
  • Noun, plural
    dispositions, counterparts, submarines, bits, merits, Holidays, periods, breaks, Saints, guys, rags, keeps.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    men, repose, stopover, relaxation, recuperation, diner, recess, Roosting, slumber, Staying, result, staging, continuation, matter.
  • Verb, past tense
    Remained, Consisted, postponed, Relied, travelled, Depended, focused, Hinged, built, based, Went, lay.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    done, rely, lay.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    retains, SITS, continues, wanders, sticks.
  • Verb, base form
    guys, rely, lay, reside.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    layover.

Antonyms for Rest:

• n.

  • inactivity
    consciousness, action, busyness, agitation, worry, continuation, awakening, base, energy, employment, noise, injury, clamor, wakefulness, distress, activity, go, advance, core, labor, disturbance, start, work, hurt, upset, beginning.
  • remainder of something
    want, need, lack.
  • Other antonyms:
    disquiet, tenseness, strain, proceed, insomnia, resist, stir, unrest, forfeit, abandon, movement, commotion, Forfend, tension, restlessness, migrate, reject, stress, tumult, rush, excitement, depart, journey, shun, sleeplessness, pressure, motion, avoid.

• v.

  • be calm; sleep
    be active, energize, walk, move, activate, DO, carry out, stand.
  • depend, hinge
    destroy.

Homophones for Rest:

• reset, racquet, restitute, rosette, ragout, rigid, rosita, roast, rickety, rust, requisite, recite, rye ergot, racist, rested, resuscitate, right, right away, reside, request, react, richweed, rigidity, regicide, requiescat, rigout, rough-cut, rogue state, rosy-cheeked, recto, reshoot, ricotta, racket, resuscitated, risotto, rescued, rag day, roget, reach out, ragweed, resist, rare-roasted, roasted, rheostat, rest day, recast, recede, rose-cheeked, rhizoid, rosewood, roost, rigged, rig out, Rasht, rusty, roughshod, reseed, ricochet, requested, requite, Resht, rossetti, rushdie, roquette, rough out, reject, rosidae, rouged, rush out, rough cut, rusted, recessed, rackety, rushed, regatta, restate, rectitude, resid, Rico Act, resect, recode, rajidae, rocket, rockweed, rejected, roughcast, rock-steady, rugged, right-eyed, rau-sed, rachet, rasta, russet, wrest, reseat, roseate, residue, res gestae, ragged, reseda, raised, razed.

Hypernym for Rest:

• n.

  • artifact
    headrest, chin rest, armrest.
  • communication
    quarter rest, half rest, whole rest.

• v.

  • body
    drowse, slumber, sleep, log z's, kip, catch some z's.
  • communication
    blow.
  • contact
    stand up, stand, kneel.
  • social
    hibernate.

Hyponym for Rest:

• n.

  • artifact
    support.
  • communication
    musical notation.
  • state
    inactivity, inactiveness, inaction.

• v.

  • body
    Recumb, repose, recline.
  • contact
    pose, position, put, lay, be, set, place.
  • stative
    be.