LEISURE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

leisure

noun

ˈlē-zhər

Definition of leisure

as in relaxation

freedom from activity or labor upon retiring, the elderly couple looked forward to a life of well-deserved leisure

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Recent Examples of leisure One of the new ships won’t cost it a dime as it will be fully financed, owned and operated in Japan under license by local leisure giant Oriental Land Company (OLC). — Christian Sylt, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Below, get a better idea of each scent and the shoppable sizes and options for each, or click through here to shop the full range of products at your leisure. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 14 July 2026 Unmarried young men lead the rest of the population in sedentary, solo leisure time (a metric that gets at hours spent chasing dopamine hits in front of a screen). — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Volkswagen notes that swapping out the standard AGM leisure battery for the pair of LiFePO4 batteries, which can also be done on its own without the solar panel, increases total usable capacity by nearly 40%. — New Atlas, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for leisure

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Noun

The brand focuses on adaptogens and nootropics designed around mood, relaxation and social connection, with a botanical, wellness-forward flavor profile.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 22, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
The two-story location hosts five treatment rooms, including one double; a relaxation lounge, and boutique carrying Dior perfumes, skin care and makeup.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 22 July 2026

Definition of relaxation

Noun

The team celebrated Evenepoel’s stage win with champagne, and the next day, a rest day barbecue for team staff.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2026
For a wellness culture already obsessed with quantifying rest, circadian scores are the number the sleep score never quite delivered.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of rest

Noun

The west is symbolic of death in mythology, but also connected to the land of Elysium, the final resting place for Greek heroes.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
When Princess Ita’s final resting place was first excavated by French archeologist Jacques de Morgan in the late 1800s, Ita was somewhat of an afterthought, Hashesh says.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 17 July 2026

Definition of resting

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