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Synonyms of repose

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Another word for repose is peace of mind. Other synonyms of repose are calmness, calm, quietism, even-mindedness and inner peace.

Synonyms and similar words for repose

nounThe state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries...

verbTo regard (something) as being embodied in another thing; to ascribe, to attribute.

  • attachTo connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; with to.
  • imputeTo attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.
  • put down toTo ascribe; to assume to be the cause of a situation.
  • accreditTo ascribe; attribute; credit with.
  • ascribe
  • attributeTo ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.; to affix.
  • chalk up toTo attribute or account for something; to ascribe.
  • chargeTo impute or ascribe.
  • layTo impute; to charge; to allege.
  • draw figuratively, obsoleteTo attribute (something) to a person or thing; to ascribe.

Meaning of repose

  1. verb To lay (someone, or part of their body) down to rest.
  2. verb To rest (oneself), especially by going to sleep.
  3. verb Followed by from or (obsolete) of: to cause (oneself) to take a rest from some activity; also, to allow (oneself) to recover from some activity.

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Questions about synonyms of repose

What is another word for repose?
Repose has 29 synonyms on Word.ws, such as peace of mind, calmness, calm, quietism, even-mindedness, inner peace, presence of mind and peace.
What does repose mean?
Repose means to lay (someone, or part of their body) down to rest.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: repose (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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