Synonyms Test 90

5. rest, repose, lay back, sit back, SI. take it easy, SI. cool it; sit or lie down, put one's head down, get off one's feet, SI. rest one's dogs; take a break, take time out, take time to catch one's breath, Inf. take a breather, Inf. take five; take or go on a vacation, take a holiday, take time off, take leave, take a leave of absence, take a sabbatical, enjoy oneself; lounge, lounge around, hang or loiter around, loaf, loaf around, lie around, laze, vegetate, Inf. lallygag, SI. goof off, SI. gold-brick, SI. sit on one's duff or can; idle, be idle, idle or while away the hours, twiddle one's thumbs, pass or mark or kill time, SI. screw around, SI. futz around, Inf. fool or mess around.
6. linger, tarry, take one's time, take it slow, dawdle, hang back; slow down or up, decelerate, wind down, throttle down, put on the brakes, rein in, deescalate, retard; intermit, pause, halt, pull or draw or hold up, come to a halt, come to a standstill, suspend activity, cease, stop, discontinue, All Naut. bring to, lay to, lay up, rest on one's oars. relaxation, n. 1. rest, repose, taking it easy, leisure, ease; leisure time, free time, spare time, It. dolce far niente; break, recess, rest time, time-out, intermission, breather, time to catch one's breath, breathing time or spell; vacation, holiday, time off, leave, leave of absence, sabbatical; relief, respite, letup, lull, pause, halt, stay; quiet time, quietude, tranquillity, calm, calmness, peace.
2. abatement, subsidence, recession, flagging, waning, falling off; dwindling, slacking off or up, attenuation, tapering off; lessening, diminution, decrement, decrease, lowering, decline, letting down.
3. diversion, pastime, leisure time or recreational activity, hobby, avocation; recreation, entertainment, game.
4. loosening, slackening, untightening, Obs. slaking.
5. modulation, moderation, softening, cushioning, lightening, reduction; mitigation, alleviation, assuagement, mollification, dulcification; easing up or off, leniency, clemency, mercifulness, palliation, extenuation; remission, Inf. letting up, forbearance, giving in. relaxed, adj. 1. loose, loosened, slack, untaut, untightened, let out, Obs. slaked; lax, limp, Dial, limpsy, flabby, flaccid; hanging, drooping, droopy, bagging, baggy, sagging, saggy, Inf. floppy.
2. at ease, taking it easy, taking a break or breather, on break, on vacation or holiday, on leave or sabbatical; at rest, resting, reposeful, still, Chiefly Brit, stilly; off one's feet, with one's feet up, lying down, dozing, napping.
3. easygoing, laid-back, Inf loose as a goose, mellow, mild, mild-mannered, mild-tempered, even-tempered; calm, serene, tranquil, placid, cool, composed, collected, peaceful, pacific, at peace or ease with oneself, Inf. together; carefree, free and easy, devil-may-care, happy-go-lucky, without a care in the world, careless, insouciant, blas6, nonchalant, casual, informal, unceremonious; lackadaisical, listless, languid, languorous, lethargic, lazy, idle, idlish, loafing, laggard, indolent, otiose; sedentary, inactive, comatose. release, v. 1. set free, loose, set loose, let loose, turn loose, unpen, unmew, disimprison; acquit, exculpate, clear, exonerate, vindicate; dismiss, discharge, let go, let off, Inf. let off the hook; exempt, dispense with, relieve of, except from, exclude from, let out of, leave [s.o] out, keep [s.o.] out; free, liberate, enfranchise, affranchise, franchise, manumit, emancipate; deliver, rescue, ransom, redeem, Theol. save.
2. disenthrall, unbind, untie, unbridle, unyoke, unfetter, unshackle, unchain, unhandcuff, unmuzzle, Ar-

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The first electronic digital computer (called eniac - the electronic numerical integrator and calculator) was developed in 1946 and contained over 18,000 vacuum tubes. .. More >>