respited

Granted temporary relief

Respited is the past tense of respite, meaning granted a temporary delay or relief from something unpleasant.

A condemned prisoner may be respited from execution; a debtor respited from payment.

The word is uncommon outside legal and historical contexts: The governor respited the sentence for thirty days.

postponed

deferred

Set aside until later

adjournedSuspended proceedings temporarily
delayedMade to wait longer
suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily

tabled · stayed · rescheduled · shelved · put off · prorogued · continued · remitted · extended · mothballed

temporary-relief

reprieve

Postponement of punishment

pauseTemporary cessation of activity
breakInterrupt continuity
breatherBrief period of rest

interval · rest · recess · lull · hiatus · downtime · intermission · interlude · suspension · cessation

legal-reprieve

pardon

Official release from punishment

clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
stayRemain in position
commutationSubstitution of penalties

amnesty · deferment · mercy · remission · grace · absolution · exoneration · acquittal · discharge · release

emotional-relief

relieved

No longer anxious

comfortedGiven emotional relief
soothedCalmed or comforted
easedMade less severe

unburdened · calmed · consoled · reassured · alleviated · lightened · solaced · relaxed · rested · assuaged

Opposites

temporal relief/continuation

respitedunrelieved

Not lessened or eased

pressed · burdened · harried · unrelenting · driven

legal/punitive outcome

respitedexecuted

Carried out or killed

punished · condemned · sentenced · put to death · carried out

Phrases

respite careTemporary substitute caregiving
brief respiteTemporary relief from hardship

Family

respite, respites

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