Synonyms of rests

rests 1 of 2

noun

plural of rest

as in remainders

a remaining group or portion

can you hand me the rest of those papers?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remainders
• remains
• remnants
• residues
• balances
• odds and ends
• leavings
• residua
• leftovers
• fragments
• scrapings
• stumps
• vestiges
• stubs
• butts
• scraps
• overflows
• surpluses
• excesses
• overmuch
• surfeits
• superabundances
• superfluities
• oversupplies
• overabundances
• overages
• overkills
• fat
• oddments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masses
• bodies
• weights
• mains
• mosts
• bulks

rests

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rest

1

as in relaxes

to refrain from labor or exertion

a beach resort that caters to gung ho exercisers and athletes as well as vacationers who just want to rest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relaxes
• basks
• reposes
• hangs
• lolls
• lounges
• kicks back
• idles
• hangs around
• goldbricks
• bums
• loafs
• slacks (off)
• hangs about
• vegges out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• works
• strives
• struggles
• slaves
• toils
• plods
• labors
• hustles
• plows
• sweats
• plugs
• humps
• slogs
• pegs (away)
• strains
• grubs
• exercises
• works out
• drudges
• moils
• travails

2

as in sleeps

to be in a state of sleep

the patient is currently resting, but as soon as he awakes, I'll tell him you called

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sleeps
• drops off
• dozes
• slumbers
• snoozes
• naps
• dreams
• nods off
• catnaps
• hibernates
• oversleeps
• sleeps in
• drowses (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• arises
• arouses
• wakes
• awakes

3

as in grounds

to find a basis

you're resting your argument on a faulty premise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grounds
• predicates
• bases
• hangs
• establishes
• presupposes
• premises
• founds
• presumes
• postulates
• assumes
• supposes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rests

Noun

Interior options The interior of your gun cabinet might have a few special features like padded barrel rests or internal lighting. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Also, target areas where your own pet rests, such as under the deck. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 June 2026

These get 146-degree recline capabilities, with 70-degree leg rests. — Utkarsh Sood june 23, New Atlas, 23 June 2026

Few spoon rests go above and beyond like this one. — Mina Dragani, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2026

The puzzle-like slats holding the barrel together, called staves, are often used in his creations, incorporated into cocktail muddlers and cigar rests, not to mention a recent life-size buffalo made from the spent barrel pieces. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026

Do note that inflatable foot rests are typically not allowed in exit rows, and must be stowed during takeoff and landing. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026

There are Lalique knife rests and Fabergé snuffboxes, sure, but so many offerings in the realm of tiny home goods generally fail to inspire. — Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 23 May 2026

Beijing has long treated advanced technology transactions as matters of national security, even when the legal framing rests in competition policy. — Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026

Verb

But the White House later denied this, telling the outlet that no such approval is required or granted and that release timing rests entirely with companies. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 July 2026

In fact, nearly 80% of the the agency’s funding goes toward these collaborations to produce critical data that the entire public health system rests on. — John Kubale, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

The bullish case rests on high growth expectations and reasonable valuations. — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

But attaining and maintaining security also rests on a more reliable bedrock, that of common values and respectful communication. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026

The second drawback is that Social Security’s public credibility rests on its perception as a pension-style, social-insurance system in which individuals earn their benefits with their tax contributions. — Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Nietzsche says somewhere that the illusion of willpower rests on our tendency to identify with the part of our soul that commands, not the part that obeys. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

But because that level rests on wooden floor joists, which bend a bit, the tiles might have cracked. — Dean Kaufman, Curbed, 30 June 2026

In Florida, however, the decision rests entirely with the governor, who decides whether — and when — to sign a death warrant for one of the state’s eligible prisoners. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026