Synonym: break, breather, intermission, interruption, lull, pause, recess, relief, reprieve, rest. Similar words: despite, spite, in spite of, spit, hospital, jupiter, respect, respond. Meaning: ['respaɪt ,pɪt] 
n. 1. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort 2. a pause from doing something (as work) 3. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something 4. a pause for relaxation 5. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment. v. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution.
n. 1. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort 2. a pause from doing something (as work) 3. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something 4. a pause for relaxation 5. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment. v. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution. 
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61. For him, from the moment you entered the race, there could be no respite.
62. For most people at Cu Chi, the traditional Tet truce was anticipated as a welcome respite.
63. However, after a brief respite at Ossett everyone agreed to continue.
64. That evening they pitched their camp on a shoulder of dry ground above a valley, thankful for the respite.
65. This had the advantage of giving a Christmas respite of six weeks.
66. We could respond to their needs at any time of the day or night, whether for psychiatric help or respite care.
67. And now the archers were shooting at will, selecting their targets where they best offered, without haste and without respite.sentence dictionary
68. A private care home in my constituency accepted an elderly lady for respite care.
69. For a brief time there was a respite from conflict.
70. The need for respite care or day care or domiciliary support is rarely so precisely detailed.
71. Nearby, the remainder of the squadron was stirring after a brief respite in a busy twenty-four period.
72. From then on all Schumacher had to do was keep cool, but Hakkinen gave him no respite.
73. Counselling, information and advice giving, respite from caring on a regular basis can all help.
74. The tent is air-conditioned, making it a welcome respite on the hottest days.
75. Particularly away to Stuttgart when Leeds were desperate for some one to hold on to the ball to give the defence some respite.
76. Fighting ceased only with the advent of darkness - but the respite was to be brief.
77. There was no respite from them, nowhere to hide from them.
78. Many circumstances are made intolerable as it is for lack of sufficient respite services.
79. This has worked well for both permanent and respite care.
80. A second stroke followed without respite, and she squealed at the strange torment it brought to her twin moons.
81. It is a brief respite: the squad is soon returned to the valley where they are ordered to attack Hill 937.
82. Fighting back seasickness, Jeff Whitworth, an ex-Marine, got a welcome respite.
83. Then he, too, requires a brief respite from corporeal entombment.
84. The citizens had only a few days' respite from the conflict, before the shelling began again.
85. The United States appeared to be careening out of control and television recorded every conflagration and confrontation without respite night after night.
86. Weathermen yesterday warned that there would be no respite from the gales.
87. En route, the bloodshed in Bihar stopped him. Without respite, he toured the province.
88. He was by then utterly winded, and hoping for a respite.
89. A carers group might help, but what about some form of respite care for both the carer and the son?
90. Some proposals include provision of a day centre and respite care.
More similar words: despite, spite, in spite of, spit, hospital, jupiter, respect, respond, response, respondent, resplendent, respectively, with respect to, correspondent, irrespective of, be responsible for, corresponding to, spin, pit, spill, spine, pitch, inspire, capita, pitcher, capital, suspicion, pittance, decrepit, suspicious.