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Recess

//ɹɪˈsɛs//

Synonyms for "recess" (252 found)

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Informal (43)

Noun, verb, slang(9 words)

break drop table notch knock off continue cell vacation hiding

Name, noun, verb, slang(12 words)

rise rest stamp heart pit spell gap cove lair dent shelve stash

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(4 words)

hole punch core bay

Adj, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Verb, slang(5 words)

hold up punch in sleep on take five take ten

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun, prep, slang(1 words)

Noun, slang(4 words)

dugout breather funk hole happy hour

Name, noun, slang(2 words)

oriel holy of holies

General use (209)

Noun(71 words)

break corner withdrawal detachment suspension separation retirement interval interruption hesitation isolation respite caesura segregation letup inlet recession niche intermission intermezzo

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Adj, name, noun, verb(3 words)

cover center jim crow

Noun, verb(31 words)

leave lapse impress extend soul indent imprint dissolve pigeonhole waive remission cloister respite pock cache refuge interlude cranny asylum apartheid

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lay by surcease hang fire truce foxhole dimple hold over cubbyhole cease fire recesses call time

Adj, noun, verb(5 words)

halt breath bosom intern niche

Verb(37 words)

break up breathe set aside engrave suspend intervene hang up lay off put aside defer depress set back hold off drag out hesitate stretch out let up lay aside set in protract

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tamp prolong push aside stave off stand down postpone adjourn lay over intermit stand over call it a day prorogue shift off set by prorogate take a break take time out

Name, noun, verb(8 words)

retreat reserve delay quarantine lull holiday plateau nook

Adj, name, noun(2 words)

covert interior

Name, noun(6 words)

depression vitals hermitage interregnum carrel sanctum sanctorum

Adj, verb(2 words)

put off terminate

Contraction, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun(2 words)

inward off-time

Adv, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, noun(4 words)

inner interim hideaway ivory tower

Adjective(1 words)

Intj, noun, verb(1 words)

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deepest recesses inner landscape inner life inner recess interior man pitchhole stop for breath take a rest call a break declare a recess call a recess

Proper Noun(1 words)

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