Synonyms of bask

bask

verb

ˈbask 

as in to relax

to refrain from labor or exertion

we blissfully basked at the seashore over the long holiday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relax
• rest
• lounge
• repose
• loll
• hang
• kick back
• hang around
• bum
• idle
• hang about
• loaf
• slack (off)
• veg out
• goldbrick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strive
• work
• toil
• struggle
• sweat
• slave
• plug
• hustle
• labor
• plod
• plow
• strain
• exercise
• hump
• work out
• grub
• slog
• drudge
• travail
• moil
• peg (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bask

By the end of the night, the room full of sweaty bodies was left basking in the gift of Madonna, feeling just one small sliver of a wider moment that has gone on to completely transcend conventional pop expectation. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Just 60 miles south of Sicily, the stunning Mediterranean archipelago basks in 300 days of sunshine a year — and its allure is only growing. — Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

So there’s no better time than right now to cut off the screens and the urban gray noise, and bask in a show that’s been going on for billions of years. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

The best part of summer is basking outside in the sunshine, but sometimes the heat of the day is too much. — Erin Mayer, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026