rest
Take it easy
Two different words are represented by rest.
One can act as a noun or verb and relates to the refreshment that comes from stopping activity: Do you need a rest? The engine needs to rest a while or it will overheat.
Something at rest is inactive.
When rest precedes another noun, conveys this meaning: rest stop, rest period.
The other rest is a noun only and is largely synonymous with remainder.
It is what is left when some amount or quantity has been used or taken away: She’ll spend the rest of her life in prison.
People use the rest in a vague way to mean “all the others” when they assume their listeners will be able to identify what is meant.
Light, restful unconsciousness
dream · REM · insomnia · bedtime · mattress · pillow · blanket · pajamas
Temporary cessation of activity
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- breatherBrief period of rest
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
- recessPause in activity
hiatus · interval · time-out · downtime · halftime · interlude · lull · cessation
Undisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- quietudeState of calm stillness
silence · solitude · contentment · harmony · zen · repose · sanctuary · calm
Release accumulated tension
- decompressRelease stored pressure
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- loungeComfortable waiting room
- leisureFree time for relaxation
ease · comfort · soothe · rejuvenate · meditation · mindfulness · spa · hammock
Peaceful stillness or calm
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- graveSerious and worrying
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
memorial · tombstone · interment · afterlife · departed · death · ashes · cremation
State of doing nothing
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
torpor · sluggishness · stillness · motionlessness · sedentary · vegetating · loafing · indolence
Still present after removal
- leftoverFood saved after meals
- residueMatter left behind
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
remnant · excess · other · outstanding · additional · others · reserve · difference
slumber
Light, restful unconsciousness
drowsy · dream · REM · insomnia · bedtime · mattress · pillow · blanket · pajamas · nightmare
pause
Temporary cessation of activity
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- breatherBrief period of rest
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
recess · hiatus · interval · time-out · downtime · halftime · interlude · lull · cessation · adjournment
tranquility
Undisturbed peacefulness
quietude · silence · solitude · contentment · harmony · zen · repose · sanctuary · calm · refuge
whole
Full and undivided
sixteenth · measure · bar · notation · beat · silence · fermata · tacet · pause · staff
unwind
Release accumulated tension
- decompressRelease stored pressure
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- loungeComfortable waiting room
leisure · ease · comfort · soothe · rejuvenate · meditation · mindfulness · spa · hammock · recharge
repose
Peaceful stillness or calm
cemetery · memorial · tombstone · interment · afterlife · departed · death · ashes · cremation · mausoleum
idleness
State of doing nothing
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
lethargy · torpor · sluggishness · stillness · motionlessness · sedentary · vegetating · loafing · indolence · immobility
remaining
Still present after removal
surplus · remnant · excess · other · outstanding · additional · others · reserve · difference · scraps
brace
Device providing structural stability
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
- backrestVertical chair support
- footrestSupport for seated legs
armrest · headrest · cradle · stand · mount · prop · holder · ledge · shelf · cushion
- sleepsleep, sleeping, nap, doze, slumber
- daily livingbathing, cleaning, eating, cooking, dressing
- relaxationrelax, naps, break, calm, peaceful
- wellnesshealthy, wellness, fitness, exercise, nutrition
- bodily needsbreathing, oxygen, food, water, sleep
- burnout preventionstress management, work-life balance, self-care, boundaries, limits
restcore
Central essential portion
beginning · start · first part · principal
- rest in peaceEpitaph blessing for deceased
- rest assuredFeel certain, stop worrying
- at restMotionless, unmoving
- put to restSettle conclusively, end debate
- bed restPrescribed period of lying down
- rest easyFeel calm, unburdened
restore, arrest, resting, restful, restless, unrest, rested, restaurant, rests