Synonym: balance, ease, lounge, pause, recess, recline, relaxation, remains, repose, residue. Antonym: motion, unrest, work. Similar words: forest, rest on, arrest, for the rest, restore, restrict, interest, interested. Meaning: [rest] n. 1. something left after other parts have been taken away 2. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) 3. a pause for relaxation 4. a state of inaction 5. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) 6. a support on which things can be put 7. a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration. v. 1. not move; be in a resting position 2. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax 3. give a rest to 4. have a place in relation to something else 5. be at rest 6. stay the same; remain in a certain state 7. be inherent or innate in; 8. put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying 9. sit, as on a branch 10. rest on or as if on a pillow 11. be inactive, refrain from acting.
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151. She lived the rest of her life in Vienna.
152. We're completely run-down and need a thorough rest.
153. One contestant stood head and shoulders above the rest.
154. His latest novel is a cut above the rest.
155. Rest the ladder against the wall.
156. A good rest will restore you to health.
157. She will not rest until her son comes back.
158. The rest of the room was neat and impersonal.
159. The rest of the summer was unexceptional.
160. Get some rest while you can.
161. One computer manufacturer towers above all the rest.
162. Does anyone want the rest of this pizza?
163. Her bones were laid to rest.
164. It'll do you good to take a rest.
165. Sam polished off the rest of the pizza.
166. Sit down and rest your legs.
167. We rest our hopes on you.
168. Get some rest and you'll soon be well again.
169. At last she managed to have a well-deserved rest.
170. He's behind the rest of the class in reading.
171. We are deeply indebted to Dr Allen and the rest of the hospital staff.
172. Her house is easily picked out from the rest; it has a large black gate.
173. She doesn't stand on her dignity and treat the rest of us as servants.
174. A high wall isolated the house from the rest of the village.
175. London has more pubs and clubs than the rest of the country put together.
176. Successful state schools must be used as models for the rest.
177. The rest of the money will be paid in stages .
178. London prices are way out of line with the rest of the country.
179. Jane could't keep up with the rest of the class.
180. It was time to go home for a little rest and a bite to eat.
More similar words: forest, rest on, arrest, for the rest, restore, restrict, interest, interested, restriction, interesting, lose interest, prestidigitation, test, zest, best, nest, quest, west, guest, chest, at best, priest, had best, request, modest, invest, estate, earnest, conquest, testing.