rest

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of REST

to refrain from labor or exertion <a beach resort that caters to gung ho exercisers and athletes as well as vacationers who just want to rest>

Synonyms bask, kick back, loll, lounge, relax, repose

Related Words bum, goldbrick, hang, hang about [British], hang around, idle, loaf, slack (off), veg out

Near Antonyms drudge, grub, hump, hustle, labor, moil, peg (away), plod, plow, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, work; exercise, work out

to be in a state of sleep <the patient is currently resting, but as soon as he awakes, I'll tell him you called>

Synonyms catnap, doze, nap, rest, slumber, snooze

Related Words drop off, drowse (off), nod off; oversleep, sleep in; dream, hibernate

Near Antonyms arise, arouse, awake, rise, wake

to find a basis <you're resting your argument on a faulty premise>

Synonyms ground, hang, predicate, rest

Related Words establish, found; assume, postulate, premise, presume, presuppose, suppose

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