Synonyms of leisure

leisure

noun

ˈlē-zhər 

as in relaxation

freedom from activity or labor

upon retiring, the elderly couple looked forward to a life of well-deserved leisure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relaxation
• rest
• resting
• restfulness
• ease
• decompression
• silence
• sleep
• napping
• slumber
• repose
• slumbering
• quiet
• dozing
• respite
• lazing
• serenity
• peace
• snoozing
• tranquility
• catnapping
• peacefulness
• calm
• idleness
• stillness
• tranquilness
• placidity
• sereneness
• dolce far niente

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work
• labor
• toil
• exertion
• stress
• pressure
• tension
• strain
• tenseness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leisure

Instead of adding the complexity and expense of a separate leisure battery and electrical system, KombiLifie relies on the vehicle-to-load capability of the PV5's 71-kWh traction battery. — New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026

The schmaltzy rhetoric around nearly all of the works evidences a great desire for purpose, meaning, even dogma, but such things do not tend to emerge from entertainment or leisure practices so much as from constraint and necessity. — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Dennis Speigel is the owner and founder of International Theme Park Services and a global consultant to the leisure industry. — Dennis Speigel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Members of the reading class have been worried about the decline of other people reading in their leisure time since at least the advent of television. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2026