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repose

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of repose

1 a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself

  • typically the wealthy socialite spends most of the morning in repose, is served lunch, and then embarks on an exhaustive afternoon of shopping
Synonyms of repose

bed, catnapping, dozing, napping, rest, resting, shut-eye, sleep, slumber, slumbering, snoozing, z's (or zs)
Words Related to repose

catnap, doze, drowse, forty winks, nap, siesta, snooze, wink

oversleeping

dreaming, rapid eye movement
Near Antonyms of repose

insomnia, sleeplessness
Antonyms of repose

consciousness, wake, wakefulness

2 a state of freedom from storm or disturbance

  • enjoyed the repose of a serene summer evening
Synonyms of repose

calm, calmness, hush, peace, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, quietness, quietude, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, still, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
Words Related to repose

lull, pause, respite

silence

mildness, soothingness

comity, concord, harmony

casualness, easygoingness, informality, laid-backness, relaxedness
Near Antonyms of repose

clamor, din, noise, racket
Antonyms of repose

bustle, commotion, hubbub, hurly-burly, pandemonium, tumult, turmoil, unquietness, unrest, uproar

3 freedom from activity or labor

  • the doctor ordered a period of repose for the patient recovering from pneumonia
Synonyms of repose

decompression, ease, leisure, relaxation, rest
Words Related to repose

catnapping, dozing, lazing, napping, resting, sleep, slumber, slumbering, snoozing

quiet, silence, stillness

calm, peace, peacefulness, placidity, respite, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness

dolce far niente, idleness
Near Antonyms of repose

pressure, strain, stress, tenseness, tension
Antonyms of repose

exertion, labor, toil, work

4 evenness of emotions or temper

  • her repose in the face of the screaming demonstrators was impressive
Synonyms of repose

aplomb, calmness, collectedness, composedness, composure, cool, coolness, countenance, equanimity, equilibrium, imperturbability, placidity, sangfroid, self-composedness, self-possession, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness
Words Related to repose

assurance, confidence, poise, self-assurance, self-assuredness, self-confidence, self-trust

easygoingness, laid-backness

apathy, detachment, impassivity, indifference, insensibility, numbness, phlegm, unconcern
Near Antonyms of repose

alarm (also alarum), anxiety, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, care, concern, disquiet, solicitude, uneasiness, worry

excitability, excitableness, nervousness

disturbance
Antonyms of repose

agitation, discomposure, perturbation

1

repose

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of repose

1 to remain out of sight

  • a little-explored region beneath which vast mineral reserves are said to repose
Synonyms of repose

hide, hole up, lie, lurk, skulk
Words Related to repose

slink, sneak

avoid, elude, evade
Phrases Synonymous with repose

lie low, sit tight
Near Antonyms of repose

come out, materialize, show up, turn up
Antonyms of repose

appear

2 to refrain from labor or exertion

  • reposed in the Caribbean sun, enjoying her break from the world of work
Synonyms of repose

bask, kick back, loll, lounge, relax, rest
Words Related to repose

bum, goldbrick, hang, hang about [British], hang around, idle, loaf, slack (off), veg out
Near Antonyms of repose

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

exercise, work out

2

repose

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of repose

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

  • the Constitution reposes the power to declare war to Congress, and to that body alone
Synonyms of repose

commend, commit, confide, consign, delegate, deliver, entrust (also intrust), give, give over, hand, hand over, leave, pass, recommend, transfer, transmit, trust, turn over, vest
Words Related to repose

confer, grant

assign, deal (out), dispense, disperse, distribute, divide

hand in, release, relinquish, submit, surrender, turn in, yield

bequeath, hand down, hand on, will

advance, lend, loan

furnish, supply

recommit, redeliver, regive, retransfer, retransmit
Near Antonyms of repose

detain, hold back, reserve, withhold

own, possess

accept, receive, take in

occupy, take, take over
Antonyms of repose

hold, keep, retain

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