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rest

Definition for rest

noun as in inactivity

Strongest match

Strong matches

break, breather, calm, calmness, cessation, comfort, composure, cutoff, downtime, doze, dreaminess, ease, halt, holiday, hush, idleness, interlude, intermission, interval, leisure, letup, lull, motionlessness, nap, pause, peace, quiescence, quiet, quietude, recess, recreation, refreshment, relaxation, relief, repose, respite, siesta, silence, sleep, slumber, somnolence, standstill, stay, stillness, stop, tranquillity

Weak matches

breathing space, coffee break, forty winks, time off

noun as in remainder of something

Strongest match

Strong matches

balance, dregs, dross, excess, heel, leavings, leftovers, overplus, remains, remnant, residual, residue, rump, superfluity, surplus

Weak matches

bottom of the barrel, odds and ends, orts, residum

noun as in base, foundation

Strong matches

basis, bed, bottom, footing, ground, groundwork, holder, pedestal, pediment, pillar, prop, seat, seating, shelf, stand, stay, support, trestle

verb as in be calm; sleep

Strongest matches

breathe, lean, lie down, relax, sit down, stretch out

Strong matches

doze, dream, drowse, idle, laze, loaf, loll, lounge, nap, nod, recline, repose, slack, slacken, slumber, snooze, spell, unbend, unlax, unwind

verb as in lie, recline

Strongest matches

lay, lean, pause, prop, settle, sit, stand, stretch out

Strong matches

loll, lounge, repose, roost

Weak matches

be quiet, be supported, lie still, stand still

verb as in depend, hinge

Strongest matches

hang, lie, reside, stay

Strong matches

base, bottom, count, establish, found, ground, predicate, rely, turn

Weak matches

be based, be contingent, be dependent, be founded, be seated on, be supported, be upheld

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Example Sentences

Speaking on his podcast The Rest Is Football, he said this week's announcement was "basically news of an extra year contract" for him at the BBC.

From BBC

You guys said you needed the rest.

From BBC

Festival organiser Emily Eavis has previously said 2026 will be a fallow year for Glastonbury, to allow the land to rest and recover, but she is already in talks with acts to headline in 2025.

From BBC

The rest will be nominated by parties based on the percentage of votes they get in what is known as proportional representation.

From BBC

Consider the rest that’s at stake Saturday, with USC’s hopes of bowl eligibility hanging by a thread, and you might wonder if that weight would be too much to shoulder for a young quarterback still finding his way.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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