- lie down
- recline
- sit back
- take it easy
- unwind
- breathe easy
- calm down
- catch one’s breath
- chill out
- collect oneself
- compose oneself
- cool off
- feel at home
- hang loose
- loosen up
- make oneself at home
- mellow out
- put one’s feet up
- rest
- settle back
- sit around
- take a breather
- take a load off
- take ten
- wind down
- hesitate
- interrupt
- shake
- waver
- cease
- deliberate
- desist
- discontinue
- drop
- halt
- reflect
- rest
- sideline
- suspend
- break it up
- call time
- catch one’s breath
- come to standstill
- hold back
- put on hold
- stop briefly
- take a breather
- take five
- take ten
- think twice
- adjourn
- break off
- break up
- dissolve
- terminate
- drop
- pigeonhole
- prorogue
- rise
- shake
- sideline
- call time
- drop it
- prorogate
- put on hold
- take a breather
- take five
- take ten
- calm
- lie down
- loosen up
- recline
- sit back
- soften
- unwind
- laze
- repose
- rest
- tranquilize
- unbend
- unlax
- breathe easy
- calm down
- collect oneself
- compose oneself
- cool off
- ease off
- feel at home
- hang loose
- knock off
- let oneself go
- make oneself at home
- put one’s feet up
- settle back
- simmer down
- sit around
- stop work
- take a breather
- take it easy
- take one’s time
- take ten
- take time out
- breathe
- lean
- lie down
- relax
- sit down
- stretch out
- doze
- dream
- drowse
- idle
- laze
- loaf
- loll
- lounge
- nap
- nod
- recline
- repose
- slack
- slacken
- slumber
- snooze
- spell
- unbend
- unlax
- unwind
- be at ease
- be comfortable
- compose oneself
- ease off
- ease up
- let down
- let up
- lie by
- lie still
- put feet up
- refresh oneself
- slack off
- take a nap
- take five
- take it easy
- take life easy
- take ten
- take time out
- wind down
- sit back
- take it easy
- quieten
- recline
- rest
- calm down
- ease off
- loosen up
- quiet down
- slow down
- wind down
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On this page you’ll find 215 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to take a break, such as: breathe, ease off, mellow out, recuperate, relax, and rest.
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WORDS RELATED TO TAKE A BREAK
- breathe
- ease off
- mellow out
- recuperate
- relax
- rest
- sit down
- slow down
- stop for a breath
- take a break
- take ten
- wind down
- breathing
- easing off
- mellowing out
- recuperating
- relaxing
- resting
- sitting down
- slowing down
- stopping for a breath
- taking a break
- taking ten
- winding down
- breathe easy
- calm down
- catch one’s breath
- chill out
- collect oneself
- compose oneself
- cool off
- feel at home
- hang loose
- lie down
- loosen up
- make oneself at home
- mellow out
- put one’s feet up
- recline
- rest
- settle back
- sit around
- sit back
- take a break
- take a breather
- take a load off
- take it easy
- take ten
- unwind
- wind down
- break it up
- call time
- catch one’s breath
- cease
- come to standstill
- deliberate
- desist
- discontinue
- drop
- halt
- hesitate
- hold back
- interrupt
- put on hold
- reflect
- rest
- shake
- sideline
- stop briefly
- suspend
- take a break
- take a breather
- take five
- take ten
- think twice
- waver
- broke it up
- called time
- came to standstill
- caught one’s breath
- ceased
- deliberated
- desisted
- discontinued
- dropped
- halted
- held back
- hesitated
- interrupted
- put on hold
- reflected
- rested
- shook
- sidelined
- stopped briefly
- suspended
- thought twice
- took a break
- took a breather
- took five
- took ten
- wavered
- adjourn
- break off
- break up
- call time
- dissolve
- drop
- drop it
- pigeonhole
- prorogate
- prorogue
- put on hold
- rise
- shake
- sideline
- take a break
- take a breather
- take five
- take ten
- terminate
Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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cease
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rest
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stop action
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be or feel at ease
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break off
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interrupt
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discontinue
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breathe
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unbend
be or feel at ease
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doze
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be or feel at ease, stop action
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break
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hang loose
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rise
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vb
1 abduct, acquire, arrest, capture, carry off, cart off (slang) catch, clutch, ensnare, entrap, gain possession of, get, get hold of, grasp, grip, have, help oneself to, lay hold of, obtain, receive, secure, seize, win
2 abstract, appropriate, blag (slang) cabbage (Brit. slang) carry off, filch, misappropriate, nick (slang, chiefly Brit.) pinch (informal) pocket, purloin, run off with, steal, swipe (slang) walk off with
3 book, buy, engage, hire, lease, pay for, pick, purchase, rent, reserve, select
4 abide, bear, brave, brook, endure, go through, hack (slang) pocket, put up with (informal) stand, stomach, submit to, suffer, swallow, thole (Scot.) tolerate, undergo, weather, withstand
5 consume, drink, eat, imbibe, ingest, inhale, swallow
6 accept, adopt, assume, enter upon, undertake
7 do, effect, execute, have, make, perform
8 assume, believe, consider, deem, hold, interpret as, perceive, presume, receive, regard, see as, think of as, understand
9 be efficacious, do the trick (informal) have effect, operate, succeed, work
10 bear, bring, carry, cart, convey, ferry, fetch, haul, tote (informal) transport
11 accompany, bring, conduct, convoy, escort, guide, hold (someone’s) hand, lead, usher
12 attract, become popular, captivate, charm, delight, enchant, fascinate, please, win favour
13 call for, demand, necessitate, need, require
14 deduct, eliminate, remove, subtract
15 accept, accommodate, contain, have room for, hold
16 (slang) bilk, cheat, con (informal) deceive, defraud, do (slang) dupe, fiddle (informal) gull (archaic) pull a fast one on (informal) stiff (slang) swindle
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17 catch, gate, haul, proceeds, profits, receipts, return, revenue, takings, yield
Antonyms
2 give, give back, hand over, restore, return, surrender, yield
4 avoid, dodge, give in, give way
6 decline, dismiss, eschew, ignore, refuse, reject, scorn, spurn
take aback
astonish, astound, bewilder, disconcert, flabbergast (informal) floor (informal) nonplus, stagger, startle, stun, surprise
take back
1 disavow, disclaim, recant, renege, renounce, retract, unsay, withdraw
2 get back, recapture, reclaim, reconquer, regain, repossess, retake
3 accept back, exchange, give one a refund for
take down
1 make a note of, minute, note, put on record, record, set down, transcribe, write down
2 depress, drop, haul down, let down, lower, pull down, remove, take off
3 demolish, disassemble, dismantle, level, raze, take apart, take to pieces, tear down
4 deflate, humble, humiliate, mortify, put down (slang)
take in
1 absorb, assimilate, comprehend, digest, get the hang of (informal) grasp, understand
2 comprise, contain, cover, embrace, encompass, include
3 accommodate, admit, let in, receive
4 (informal) bilk, cheat, con (informal) cozen, deceive, do (slang) dupe, fool, gull (archaic) hoodwink, mislead, pull the wool over (someone’s) eyes (informal) stiff (slang) swindle, trick
take off
1 discard, divest oneself of, doff, drop, peel off, remove, strip off
2 become airborne, leave the ground, lift off, take to the air
3 (informal) abscond, beat it (slang) decamp, depart, disappear, go, hit the road (slang) hook it (slang) leave, pack one’s bags (informal) set out, slope off, split (slang) strike out
4 (informal) caricature, hit off, imitate, lampoon, mimic, mock, parody, satirize, send up (Brit. informal) spoof (informal) take the piss (out of) (taboo slang) travesty
take on
1 employ, engage, enlist, enrol, hire, retain
2 acquire, assume, come to have
3 accept, address oneself to, agree to do, have a go at (informal) tackle, undertake
4 compete against, contend with, enter the lists against, face, fight, match oneself against, oppose, pit oneself against, vie with
5 (informal) break down, get excited, get upset, give way, make a fuss
take over
assume control of, become leader of, come to power, gain control of, succeed to, take command of
take to
1 flee to, head for, make for, man, run for
2 become friendly, be pleased by, be taken with, conceive an affection for, get on with, like, warm to
3 have recourse to, make a habit of, resort to
take up
1 adopt, assume, become involved in, engage in, start
2 begin again, carry on, continue, follow on, go on, pick up, proceed, recommence, restart, resume
3 absorb, consume, cover, extend over, fill, occupy, use up
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
Synonyms for Take a break
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rest
relax
wait
be or feel at ease
take a short break
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pause
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recess
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breathe
sleep
take a short break
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ease up
sleep
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interrupt
wait
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take five
wait
sleep
stop action
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cease
wait
stop work
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relax
sleep
take a short break
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stop
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take it easy
relax
sleep
be or feel at ease
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knock off
be or feel at ease
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break off
stop action
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take ten
relax
wait
sleep
be or feel at ease
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slack off
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breathe easy
relax
be or feel at ease
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break
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ease off
relax
be or feel at ease
take a short break
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let up
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adjourn
stop action
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unwind
relax
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let down
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lie down
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take a nap
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hang loose
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take time out
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halt
wait
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discontinue
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take a breather
stop action
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unbend
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