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repose

[ri-pohz] / rɪˈpoʊz /
NOUN
restfulness; calm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inactivity stillness
STRONG
ease inaction leisure peace quiet quietness quietude refreshment relaxation relaxing renewal respite rest restoration sleep slumber tranquillity
WEAK
requiescence
Antonyms
STRONG
action awakening consciousness wakefulness work
WEAK
agitation disturbance upset worry
VERB
relax; recline
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lie down
STRONG
deposit lie loaf loll lounge place rest settle slant sleep slumber stretch tilt
WEAK
lay down settle down stretch out take it easy
Antonyms
STRONG
do energize move stand straighten
WEAK
be active be busy

Example Sentences

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A moral universe in which I can meaningfully tell my beads for the repose of the souls of departed friends and family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

While her maybe-beau stays forced in repose, Iris cycles through all the different types of women she could be.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025

Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

Castlecore on Pinterest, TikTok, and Instagram produces visions of leisure and comfort, a place for a pseudo-medieval 21st-century lady to repose.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025

Determined that he should stir from this deathly posture, this fatal repose, I filled the spoon again, and held it before him as a command.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.