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breather
[bree-ther]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rest |
| Synonyms: | break, lull, pause, recess, respite |
| Main Entry: | breath |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | respite, break |
| Synonyms: | blow*, breather, breathing space, instant, moment, pause, rest, second, ten |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cessation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ending |
| Synonyms: | abeyance, arrest, break, break-off, breather, cease, ceasing, close, conclusion, cutoff, desistance, discontinuance, downtime, end, finish, freeze*, grinding halt, halt, halting, hiatus, intermission, interruption, interval, layoff, let-up, pause, recess, remission, respite, rest, screaming halt, standstill, stay, stop, stoppage, suspension, termination, time off, time-out |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interim |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interval |
| Synonyms: | breach, break, breather, breathing spell, coffee break, cutoff, downtime, gap, hiatus, interlude, interregnum, interruption, lacuna, layoff, letup, meantime, meanwhile, pause, take ten, time*, time-out |
| Antonyms: | continuation, permanence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intermission |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | break, recess |
| Synonyms: | abeyance, abeyancy, break-off, breather, breathing spell, cessation, doldrums, dormancy, downtime, interim, interlude, interregnum, interruption, interval, latency, layoff, let-up, lull, parenthesis, pause, quiescence, quiescency, respite, rest, spell, stop, stoppage, suspense, suspension, time, time-out, wait |
| Main Entry: | lull |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pause, calm |
| Synonyms: | abeyance, break, breather, breathing spell, calmness, coffee break, comma, downtime, hiatus, hush, layoff, letup, pausation, quiescence, quiet, respite, silence, stillness, stop, time-out, tranquility |
| Antonyms: | busyness, continuation, disturbance, energy |
| Main Entry: | moratorium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | suspension |
| Synonyms: | abeyance, abeyancy, adjournment, ban, break, breather, breathing spell, deferment, delay, downtime, five, freeze, grace period, halt, pause, postponement, reprieve, respite, stay, truce |
| Main Entry: | recess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | break, interval in action |
| Synonyms: | break-off, breather, breathing spell, cessation, closure, coffee break, cutoff, downtime, halt, happy hour, hiatus, holiday, interlude, intermission, interregnum, layoff, letup, lull, pause, respite, rest, stop, suspension, ten, time-out, vacation |
| Antonyms: | continuation |
| Main Entry: | relief |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | remedy, aid; relaxation |
| Synonyms: | abatement, allayment, alleviation, amelioration, appeasement, assistance, assuagement, balm, break, breather, cheer, comfort, comforting, consolation, contentment, cure, deliverance, diversion, ease, easement, extrication, fix, hand, happiness, help, letup, lift, lightening, load off one's mind, maintenance, mitigation, mollification, palliative, quick fix, refreshment, release, remission, reprieve, respite, rest, restfulness, satisfaction, softening, solace, succor, support, sustenance |
| Antonyms: | damage, hurt, injury, pain |
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