Synonyms of resting
23 similar words
Another word for resting is break. Other synonyms of resting are stoppage, respite, hiatus, lapse and inactivity.
Synonyms and similar words for resting
nounThe action of rest.
- repose
- inactivityThe quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness.
- reliance
- confidence
nounA pause; a break; an interlude.
- hiatusAn interruption, break, pause or absence.
- moratorium
- recessA temporary stoppage of an activity; a break, a pause.
- breakA rest or pause, usually from work.
- breather
- cessationA ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
- demurral
- gap
- caesura
- halt
- haltingThe action of one who halts; a stopping or hesitancy.
- interregnumA break in continuity; a gap, an intermission.
- interruption
- lapseA pause in continuity.
- pause
- respiteA brief interval of rest or relief.
- stoppageA pause or halt of some activity.
- stopping
- suspension
Meaning of resting
- noun The action of rest.
- noun A place where one can rest; a resting place.
- noun A pause; a break; an interlude.
Questions about synonyms of resting
- What is another word for resting?
- Resting has 23 synonyms on Word.ws, such as break, stoppage, respite, hiatus, lapse, inactivity and confidence.
- What does resting mean?
- Resting means the action of rest.
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