Definition for Rest:

• A short pause in reading verse; a caesura.

Synonyms for Rest:

• n.

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

• v.

  •be calm; sleep (verb)
  • relax,
  • lounge,
  • idle.
  •depend, hinge (verb)
  • lie.
  •lie, recline (verb)
  • settle.
  •relax (verb)
  • relax,
  • lounge.
  •repose (verb)
  • retire,
  • nap.
  •rest (verb)
  • fix,
  • stagnate,
  • slumber,
  • still,
  • stay,
  • subside,
  • tranquilize,
  • sleep,
  • settle down,
  • settle,
  • mark time,
  • vegetate,
  • wait,
  • becalm,
  • pause.
  •stagnate (verb)
  • immobilize,
  • idle,
  • hibernate,
  • stop.
  •stative (verb)
  • lie.

• Other synonyms:

  •abide
  • stay.
  •light
  • settle down.
  •respite
  • respite.
  •Other relevant words:
  • break,
  • lie,
  • recess,
  • respite,
  • abide,
  • remainder,
  • residue,
  • intermission,
  • remain.

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:
    migrate, agitation, journey, pressure, stress, proceed, consciousness, motion, reject, tumult, disquiet, Forfend, rush, excitement, strain, tension, insomnia, wakefulness, sleeplessness, avoid, resist, shun, unrest, commotion, restlessness, depart, abandon, movement, tenseness, stir, forfeit.

• v.

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