Respite

/ˈɹɛsˌpaɪt/

Synonyms for "respite" (150 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (30)

Noun(8 words)

break relief reprieve abatementat restbreak routinebreather breathers

abeyance afterthought bind block blockade blockage blow break breath breather breathingbreathing placebreathing spacebreathing spellbreathing timebureaucratic delaycaesura catharsiscease firecease-fire

Show 1 more word

cigarette break

Adjective(1 words)

brief relief

Strong matches (45)

cleansingcocktail hourcoffee breakday offdelay delayagedelayed reactiondeliverance detention dischargedouble takedowntime dragging dropemotional releaseenforced respiteextension freeing gap grace

Show 19 more words

grant a reprievehalf timehalf-time intermissionhalthang uphang-uphappy hourhesitation hiatus hindrance holdup holiday interim interlude intermezzo intermission intermittence interregnum interruption

Noun(6 words)

clemency consolation getaway hiatus intermission intermissions

Related words (75)

interval jam lag lagging lapse layoff leisure letup logjam lull moratorium nap obstruction off-time paperasserie pause plateaupoint of reposepostponement purgation

Show 40 more words

purge purgingquiet spellrecessred tapered-tapeism red-tapery release relief remission removal repose reprieve restresting pointretardance retardationslow upslow-up slowdown slowness spellstand downstand-down staystay of executionstop stoppage surcease suspensiontea breaktentie uptie-uptime lagtime offtime outtruce vacation wait

Verb(3 words)

let uprecharges reprieve

Noun(12 words)

letups lulling parole pause recess reprieves reprieving restrest periodsolaces suspensiontime out

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

4 relation types

More general

22 entries

break clemency defer delay easehold overintermission interruption leniency mercifulness mercy pause postpone prorogueput offput over

Showing 16 of 22 words.

More specific

7 entries

breatherconditional releaseintermission parole pauseshort breaksuspended sentence

Collocations

6 entries

academic respitebrief respitelegal respiterespite periodshort respitetemporary respite

Inflections

1 entries

respites

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I have received a respite.

Source: tatoeba (5170137)

I have gotten a respite.

Source: tatoeba (5170138)

We allowed them no respite.

Source: tatoeba (7864853)

There was no respite from the cold.

Source: tatoeba (7864859)

Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.

More for "respite"

Meaning

Keep exploring

Read the definition Browse writing guides Read the blog