Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "rest" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

action active activity awake be active busy energy exercise in motion motion moving out play sleeping tired using using energy wakefulness work work out working

Capable Of

free to think clearly

Derived Terms

Diggers Rest God rest her soul God rest his soul God rest their soul God rest their souls I rest my case Lord rest his soul RESTafarian RIP Rest Haven Travelers Rest Travellers Rest Walthard cell rest Wolffian rest a change is as good as a rest and all the rest of it arm rest armrest at rest beauty rest bedrest benchrest bookrest breve rest chapel of rest chin rest chinrest chopstick rest come to rest crotchet rest day of rest demisemiquaver rest eighth rest elbow rest eternal rest foot rest footrest for the rest give it a rest gun rest half rest handrest head rest headrest hemidemisemiquaver rest incisal rest knife rest knife-rest lance rest lay to rest leg rest mesonephric rest migratory restlessness minim rest neck rest no rest for the weary no rest for the wicked palmrest parade rest put to rest quarter rest quaver rest rest and residue rest and vest rest area rest assured rest centre rest day rest easy rest energy rest his soul rest home rest in peace rest in piss rest in power rest mass rest of advantage rest of the UK rest on rest on one's laurels rest one's case rest one's soul rest operator rest parameter rest period rest position rest step rest stop rest stroke rest up rest-and-digest rest-harrow restframe restful resthold resthouse restless restroom restward semibreve rest semiquaver rest set up one's rest sixteenth rest sixty-fourth rest slide rest spoon rest the rest is gravy the rest is history thirty-second rest tool-rest toolrest turning rest unrest unrestable whole rest wrist rest

Distinct From

action active activity awake busy motion moving nap sleep work working

Etymologically Related To

arrest roo

Context

computing euphemistic finance legal linguistics music physics poetry snooker uk us

First Subevents

lie down pull up covers reduce movement sit down take deep breath take off shoes

Last Subevents

die

Prerequisites

bed breathe deeply close eyes get comfortable get into comfortable position go to bed go to sleep lay down lie down lie down in bed lie down on bed nap not hurry relax sit down sit down and take nap sleep slow pace take break take nap take xanax turn off computer turn off television

Has Property

essential to life

Subevents

become bored close eyes decrease level of physical activity feel less tired have more energy heart rate slows down joints stiffen muscles stiffen read recover breath relax relax muscles sleep

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

act attach to be break break bridge component component part constituent death inaction inactiveness inactivity inhere in intermission intermit interruption lay move musical notation part pause pause place portion pose position put recline recumb repose set sit sit down support suspension

Type Of (IsA)

api bridge death inaction inactivity musical notation support

Manner Of

be inhere in pause put recumb

Motivated By Goal

catch breath continue job at peak performance feel bettert feel more energetic felt tired gain energy get more sleep have been working hard need to no longer feel tired not tired peace and quiet necessary sometimes perform well afterwards regenerate relief from pain sleep tired weak were tired you're feeling lazy

Related Terms

absence action activity advocacy after after work almost almost sleep almost sleeping and recovery and recreation and relation and relax and relaxation annoyance anxiety armour around arrest asset back balance bank bed bed activity bed sleep beds break break period break time breaks breather brief brief nap but but are caesura calm calming cease chair chill chill out coffee coffee break completion couch cue cue ball cuirass day death depend design desist die dividend doing doing nothing done done nightly dormant down down time ease easy eating eating establishment end energy energy replenishment epitaph equalize establishment evening exercise exercise break exertion feet feet up final five free free time freedom fund gaining gaining strength game gathering gathering energy get some getting getting energy getting some go go easy guys highway highway stop holiday idle in bed in peace inaction inactivity kick kick back kicking kicking back lance lay lay back lay down laying laying down laze lean left leftover leftovers leisure liability lie lie around lie down light light sleep like like nap like relax like sleep like sleeping lying lying down lying prone maybe middle middle day mode motion music musical musical pause nap nap break nap maybe nap sleep nap time napping napping sleeping near sleep nice nightly nothing off out outcome pause pausing pausing work peace people people sleeping period position proceeding projection prone quiet quiet time recess recess break recline reclining reclining activity recover recovering recovery recreation recuperate recuperating recuperating break recuperating period recuperation refreshing regain regain energy regaining regaining energy rejuvenation relation relax relax mode relax recover relax sleep relaxation relaxation sleeping relaxing relief rely remain remainder remaining remains replenishment repose reserved restoration retire rip road road stop score set sheet music short short break short nap short sleep siesta sitting sitting still slang sleep sleep activity sleep break sleep nap sleep relax sleep relaxation sleep time sleeping sleeping slang slumber slumber nap small small break small nap sofa some time standing standing still state status stay stay calm stay still still stillness stop stop work stop working stopping stopping napping strength surplus symbol take take break take easy take five take nap take pause taking taking break taking easy tennis time time break time off tired tired action tranquility trial type type sleep up whats whats left when when tired work work break working worry written you guys you sleeping

Similar Terms

lie lie

Synonym Network

be break breather cradle lave lay lean lie peace perch pillow relax relieve remainder repose respite sleep stay

Manner Variants (Troponyms)

nap sleep

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.