A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology

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~Remand~, _v. a._ Send back, order back.

~Remark~, _n._ ~1.~ Notice, observation, heed, regard, consideration.

~2.~ Comment, note, annotation, stricture, gloss.

~3.~ Assertion, declaration, averment, statement.

~Remark~, _v. a._ Note, notice, observe, heed, take notice of, attend to, pay attention to.

~Remark~, _v. n._ Say, observe, state.

~Remarkable~, _a._ Noticeable, observable, notable, extraordinary, uncommon, unusual, singular, strange, rare, distinguished, famous, eminent, conspicuous, prominent, striking.

~Remediable~, _a._ Curable, retrievable, to be cured, to be remedied.

~Remediless~, _a._ Incurable, irremediable, irreparable, irretrievable, irreclaimable, irrecoverable, irreversible, hopeless, past cure, past mending, past hope.

~Remedy~, _n._ ~1.~ Cure, antidote, specific, restorative, help, medicine, corrective, counteractive.

~2.~ Reparation, redress, restoration.

~Remedy~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Cure, heal, help.

~2.~ Repair, redress, restore.

~Remember~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Recall (_easily_), RECOLLECT, call to mind, call up, call to remembrance, have at one's fingers' ends, know by heart.

~2.~ Retain, bear in mind, keep in mind, bear in memory, preserve the memory of, treasure in the memory, tax the memory with.

~Remembrance~, _n._ ~1.~ Reminiscence, recollection, calling to mind.

~2.~ Memory, mind.

~3.~ Memento, memorial, souvenir, remembrancer, token.

~Remembrancer~, _n._ Token, memorial, memento, souvenir, remembrance, testimonial, monument, record.

~Remind~, _v. a_. Suggest to, put in mind, jog the memory of, put in remembrance.

~Reminiscence~, _n._ Remembrance, recollection, calling to mind.

~Remise~, _n._ (_Law._) Surrender, release.

~Remise~, _v. a._ (_Law._) Surrender, release, grant back.

~Remiss~, _a._ ~1.~ Slack, dilatory, slow, backward, behindhand.

~2.~ Inattentive, negligent, careless, thoughtless, heedless, neglectful, lax.

~Remission~, _n._ ~1.~ Relaxation, moderation, mitigation, lessening, abatement.

~2.~ Intermission, suspension, interruption, suspense, stop, stoppage, respite, pause, rest.

~3.~ Forgiveness, absolution, pardon, indulgence, acquittal, discharge, exoneration, excuse.

~4.~ Release, relinquishment, surrender.

~Remit~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Return, restore, replace, send back.

~2.~ Relax, diminish, abate, bate.

~3.~ Forgive, pardon, absolve, excuse, overlook, pass over.

~4.~ Resign, surrender, give up, deliver up.

~5.~ Transmit, forward, send.

~Remit~, _v. n._ Slacken, abate, lessen, diminish, decrease, grow less.

~Remnant~, _n._ Residue, scrap, fragment, remainder, piece, remains.

~Remnants~, _n. pl._ Scraps, fragments, pieces, relics, refuse, odds and ends.

~Remonstrance~, _n._ Expostulation, protestation.

~Remonstrate~, _v. n._ Protest, expostulate, urge reasons, make objections, take exception.

~Remorse~, _n._ Penitence, compunction, contrition, repentance, sorrow, regret, self-reproach, reproach of conscience, stings of conscience, self-condemnation.

~Remorseful~, _a._ Compunctious, contrite, repentant, penitent, sorrowful.

~Remorseless~, _a._ Unpitying, relentless, pitiless, uncompassionate, unrelenting, cruel, ruthless, merciless, unmerciful, savage, implacable.

~Remote~, _a._ ~1.~ Far, distant, far off, not near, not nigh.

~2.~ Alien, foreign, unallied, separated, unconnected.

~3.~ Secluded, sequestered, removed.

~Remoteness~, _n._ Distance.

~Removal~, _n._ ~1.~ Displacement, remove, dislodgement, tranference, relegation, change of place.

~2.~ Withdrawal, elimination, extrication, extraction.

~3.~ Destruction, suppression, abatement.

~4.~ Dismission, ejection.

~Remove~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Displace, dislodge, transfer.

~2.~ Withdraw, extract, take out, take away, carry off.

~3.~ Banish, destroy, abate, suppress, put an end to, do away with, make a clean sweep of.

~4.~ Dismiss, eject, oust, put out, turn out.

~Remove~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Go, change place.

~2.~ Move, change residence.

~Remove~, _n._ ~1.~ REMOVAL, change of place.

~2.~ Interval, distance, separation.

~3.~ Step (_in a scale of gradation_).

~Removed~, _a._ Secluded, sequestered, remote.

~Remunerate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Reward, requite, compensate, pay, recompense, satisfy, repay.

~2.~ Reimburse, repay, INDEMNIFY.

~Remuneration~, _n._ ~1.~ Reward, requital, compensation, payment, satisfaction.

~2.~ Reimbursement, indemnification, repayment, indemnity.

~Remunerative~, _a._ Profitable, paying, gainful, paying a good interest, bringing a good return.

~Renascent~, _a._ ~1.~ Reappearing, reproduced.

~2.~ Rejuvenated.

~Rencounter~, _n._ ~1.~ Clash, shock, collision.

~2.~ Encounter, conflict, combat, fight, battle, engagement, action, skirmish, brush, affair.

~Rencounter~, _v. n._ Clash, encounter, skirmish, fight, come into collision.

~Rend~, _v. a._ Break, sever, dissever, rive, shiver, cleave, split, crack, snap, burst, fracture, lacerate, dilacerate, tear, tear asunder, break asunder.

~Render~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Return, restore, pay back, reimburse.

~2.~ Give, assign, offer.

~3.~ Furnish, contribute, supply.

~4.~ Make, cause to be.

~5.~ Translate, construe, interpret.

~Rendering~, _n._ Translation, version, construction, interpretation.

~Rendezvous~, _n._ Place of meeting.

~Rendition~, _n._ Return, restitution, surrender.

~Renegade~, _n._ ~1.~ Apostate, backslider, turncoat.

~2.~ Deserter, revolter, rebel, traitor.

~3.~ Vagabond, worthless fellow.

~Renew~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Renovate, restore, re-establish, repair, refit, rebuild, revive, recreate, make new.

~2.~ Repeat, recommence, begin again.

~3.~ Regenerate, transform.

~Renewal~, _n._ ~1.~ Renovation, restoration, re-establishment, repair.

~2.~ Repetition, recommencement.

~Reniform~, _a._ (_Bot._) Kidney-shaped.

~Renitency~, _n._ Resistance (_of solid bodies to pressure_), opposition, antagonism.

~Renitent~, _a._ Resisting (_pressure_), opposing, counteracting, antagonistic.

~Renounce~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Reject, repudiate, disclaim, disown, deny, decline, slight, abnegate, neglect, cast off, trample on.

~2.~ Relinquish, abandon, forego, resign, abjure, desert, forsake, forswear, leave, drop, lay down, lay aside, give up, cast off, give over, drop all idea of.

~Renovate~, _v. a_. Renew, revive, restore, resuscitate, reconstitute, re-establish, reproduce, regenerate, revivify, recreate, reanimate.

~Renovation~, _n._ Renewal, resuscitation, revival, reproduction, reconstruction, restoration, reconstitution, redintegration, REHABILITATION.

~Renown~, _n._ Distinction, repute, name, reputation, note, notoriety, figure, fame, celebrity, glory, honor.

~Renowned~, _a._ Distinguished, famous, celebrated, eminent, illustrious, noted, famed, honored, far-famed.

~Rent~, _n._ Break, breach, fissure, crack, rift, cleft, gap, opening, flaw, rupture, disrupture, disruption, fracture, laceration, dilaceration, tear, solution of continuity.

~Rental~, _n._ Rent-roll.

~Renter~, _n._ Lessee, tenant.

~Rent-roll~, _n._ Rental.

~Renunciation~, _n._ ~1.~ Rejection, repudiation, abnegation, abjuration.

~2.~ Surrender, cession, abandonment, resignation.

~Repair~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Mend, refit, retouch, vamp, tinker, piece, patch, touch up, vamp up, patch up.

~2.~ Retrieve, restore, make good.

~3.~ Redress, atone for, make amends for.

~Repair~, _n._ Restoration, reparation, renewal, refitting, mending.

~Reparable~, _n._ Retrievable, restorable, recoverable.

~Reparation~, _n._ ~1.~ Restoration, renewal, REPAIR.

~2.~ Redress, indemnification, amends, atonement, restitution, compensation, satisfaction.

~Reparative~, _a._ Restoring, restorative, reviving.

~Reparative~, _n._ Cure, remedy, medicine, restorative, corrective.

~Repartee~, _n._ Retort; smart, or witty reply.

~Repast~, _n._ ~1.~ Food, victuals.

~2.~ Meal, entertainment.

~Repay~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Refund, reimburse, pay back, restore.

~2.~ Remunerate, compensate, reward, recompense, requite.

~Repeal~, _v. a._ Abrogate (_a law_), rescind, REVOKE, annul, cancel, abolish, set aside, do away, make void.

~Repeal~, _n._ Abrogation, revocation, rescission, rescinding, annulment.

~Repeat~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Iterate, reiterate, do again.

~2.~ Recite, rehearse, recapitulate, tell over, relate.

~3.~ Renew, reproduce, echo, re-echo.

~Repel~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Repulse; drive, beat, or force back.

~2.~ Resist, oppose, check, withstand, confront, parry, rebuff, BLUFF, strive against, make a stand against.

~3.~ Reject, refuse, decline.

~Repent~, _v. n._ Regret, be sorry, be penitent, feel remorse.

~Repentance~, _n._ Penitence, contrition, compunction, remorse, regret, self-reproach, self-reproof, self-accusation, self- condemnation, stings of conscience.

~Repentant~, _a._ ~1.~ Penitent, sorry.

~2.~ Penitential.

~Repercussion~, _n._ Reverberation, rebound.

~Repercussive~, _a._ Rebounding, reverberating.

~Repertory~, _n._ Repository, depository, treasury, magazine, depot, museum, store-house, THESAURUS.

~Repetition~, _n._ ~1.~ Iteration, dwelling, harping, reiteration.

~2.~ Tautology, pleonasm, redundancy, diffuseness, verbosity.

~3.~ Recital, rehearsal, relation.

~Repetitious~, _a._ Tautological, verbose, diffuse.

~Repine~, _v. n._ Complain, murmur, croak, grumble, be discontented, be dissatisfied.

~Replace~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Reinstate, re-establish, put back.

~2.~ Refund, repay, restore, pay back.

~3.~ Take the place of, supply the want of.

~Replacement~, _n._ Re-establishment, reinstatement.

~Replenish~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fill, stock, fill up.

~2.~ Supply, furnish, provide, store.

~Replete~, _a._ Full, abounding, charged, exuberant, fraught, well stocked, well provided, choke full, completely full.

~Repletion~, _n._ ~1.~ Satiety, glut, surfeit, exuberant fulness.

~2.~ (_Med._) Plethora.

~Replication~, _n._ Answer, REJOINDER, reply.

~Reply~, _v. n._ ANSWER (_especially to confute or disprove an assertion_), respond, REJOIN.

~Reply~, _n._ Answer, response, replication, REJOINDER.

~Report~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Announce, annunciate, declare, communicate, set forth, make known, give an account of.

~2.~ Relate, mention, bruit, advertise, publish, tell, promulgate, give out.

~3.~ Take down (_in writing_).

~Report~, _n._ ~1.~ Account, announcement, statement, declaration, communication.

~2.~ Rumor, mention, relation, story, hearsay, bruit, news, common fame.

~3.~ Explosion, noise, sound, detonation.

~4.~ Repute, reputation.

~5.~ Record, note, minute.

~Repose~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Compose, rest, put to rest, lay down to rest, give repose to.

~2.~ Place (_in confidence_), put, stake.

~Repose~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Lie, recline.

~2.~ Rest, sleep, slumber, take a nap.

~3.~ Lean (_in confidence_), confide, put confidence.

~Repose~, _n._ ~1.~ Rest, sleep, slumber.

~2.~ Relaxation, respite, breathing-time.

~3.~ Ease, quiet, quietness, quietude, tranquillity, peace.

~Reposit~, _v. a._ Lodge, deposit, place, store, lay up.

~Repository~, _n._ Depository, repertory, depot, magazine, conservatory, store-house, museum, treasury, THESAURUS.

~Reprehend~, _v. a._ Reprove, chide, rebuke, reproach, upbraid, REPRIMAND.

~Reprehensible~, _a._ Blamable, culpable, censurable, reprovable, deserving censure, worthy of blame.

~Reprehension~, _n._ Reproof, blame, censure, reproach, reprimand, rebuke, admonition.

~Represent~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Exhibit, show, express.

~2.~ Delineate, depict, portray, set forth, describe.

~3.~ Personate, take the part of.

~4.~ Stand for, stand in the place of.

~Representation~, _n._ ~1.~ Exhibition, delineation, show.

~2.~ Personation, simulation.

~3.~ Description, account, narration, relation, narrative.

~4.~ Likeness, semblance, image, portraiture, model.

~5.~ Acting for others, supplying another's place.

~6.~ Body of delegates or deputies.

~Representative~, _a._ ~1.~ Figurative, typical, symbolical.

~2.~ Delegated, acting for others.

~Representative~, _a._ Delegate, deputy, substitute, agent, proxy, LOCUM TENENS.

~Repress~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Suppress, subdue, crush, quell, overpower, overcome, put down.

~2.~ Restrain, check, curb, bridle, control, chasten, rein in, sober down.

~Repression~, _n._ Suppression.

~Reprieve~, _v. a._ Respite, delay the punishment of, give a respite to.

~Reprieve~, _n._ Respite, suspension of punishment.

~Reprimand~, _v. a._ Reprove, censure, rebuke, reprehend, reproach, chide, scold, upbraid, blame, admonish, find fault with, BLOW UP.

~Reprimand~, _n._ Reproof, censure, rebuke, reproach, blame, admonition, animadversion, reprobation, reproval.

~Reprint~, _n._ Reimpression, republication.

~Reproach~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Censure, blame, reprove, reprehend, REPRIMAND, upbraid.

~2.~ Revile, vilify, defame, asperse, abuse, speak ill of.

~Reproach~, _n._ ~1.~ Censure, reproof, disapprobation, disapproval, blame, invective, upbraiding, condemnation, reprobation, remonstrance, reprehension, expostulation, rebuke, reprimand, railing, contumely.

~2.~ Dishonor, disgrace, shame, obloquy, opprobrium, odium, scandal, ignominy, infamy, abasement, indignity.

~Reproachable~, _a._ Censurable, REPREHENSIBLE.

~Reproachful~, _a._ Opprobrious, scurrilous, abusive, railing, scolding, upbraiding, vituperative, condemnatory, censorious, damnatory, invective.

~Reprobate~, _a._ ~1.~ Reprobated, rejected, disallowed, discarded, condemned.

~2.~ Depraved, abandoned, profligate, corrupt, hardened, lost, graceless, base, shameless, wicked, vile.

~Reprobate~, _n._ Villain, castaway, outcast, outlaw, scapegrace, miscreant, caitiff, vile wretch.

~Reprobation~, _n._ Condemnation, censure, REPROOF.

~Reproof~, _n._ Censure (_given calmly_), condemnation, REBUKE, reprimand, reprehension, reproach, animadversion, blame, reproval.

~Reprovable~, _a._ Censurable, blamable, reproachable, culpable, reprehensible, deserving censure, worthy of blame.

~Reproval~, _n._ Reproof.

~Reprove~, _v. a._ Censure (_calmly, or without passion_), lecture, blame, reprehend, reprimand, chide, REBUKE, upbraid, scold, admonish, find fault with, remonstrate with, expostulate with, BLOW UP.

~Republic~, _n._ Commonwealth, popular government, representative government.

~Republication~, _n._ Reprint, reimpression.

~Repudiate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Discard, reject, renounce, cast off.

~2.~ Divorce, put away.

~3.~ [_Modern._] Disown (_debts_), disclaim, refuse to pay.

~Repudiation~, _n._ ~1.~ Rejection.

~2.~ Disavowal, disowning, disclaiming.

~Repugnance~, _n._ ~1.~ Contrariety, inconsistency, incompatibility, irreconcilableness, unsuitableness.

~2.~ Unwillingness, aversion, hatred, reluctance, dislike, antipathy, hostility.

~Repugnant~, _a._ ~1.~ Inconsistent, irreconcilable, incompatible.

~2.~ Opposed, opposite, contrary, hostile, adverse, unfavorable, antagonistic, inimical.

~3.~ Offensive, distasteful.

~Repulsive~, _a._ ~1.~ Repelling, repellent.

~2.~ Odious, hateful, unpleasant, disagreeable, disgusting, offensive, forbidding, loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, sickening, revolting.

~Reputable~, _a._ Respectable, creditable, honorable, estimable.

~Reputation~, _n._ ~1.~ Repute, name, character.

~2.~ Celebrity, credit, influence, fame, renown, distinction, honor, glory.

~Repute~, _v. a._ Regard, consider, esteem, estimate, account, reckon, hold.

~Repute~, _n._ ~1.~ Estimate, opinion, consideration.

~2.~ Reputation, character, name.

~Request~, _n._ ~1.~ Petition, prayer, entreaty, suit, solicitation, supplication.

~2.~ Demand.

~Request~, _v. a._ Solicit, ask, entreat, beg, beseech, beg for, petition for, ask for.

~Require~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Demand, claim, exact, insist upon.

~2.~ Need, want, call for.

~Requirement~, _n._ ~1.~ Demand, REQUISITION.

~2.~ Command, mandate, order, precept, injunction, charge.

~Requisite~, _a._ Needful, needed, necessary, essential, indispensable.

~Requisition~, _n._ Demand, claim, exaction, requirement, call.

~Requital~, _n._ ~1.~ Reward, recompense, compensation, remuneration, satisfaction, payment.

~2.~ Retribution, retaliation, punishment.

~Requite~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Reward, recompense, compensate, remunerate, reciprocate, satisfy, pay.

~2.~ Retaliate, avenge.

~Rescind~, _v. a._ Annul, abrogate, abolish, revoke, recall, repeal, cancel, vacate, countermand, quash, make void, set aside, do away.

~Rescindment~, _n._ RESCISSION.

~Rescission~, _n._ Rescindment, abrogation, repeal, revocation, annulling, cancelling.

~Rescript~, _n._ Edict, decree, mandate.

~Rescue~, _v. a._ Liberate, free, deliver, save, redeem, extricate, release, ransom, set free, bring off.

~Rescue~, _n._ Liberation, release, redemption, ransom, salvation, deliverance, extrication.

~Research~, _n._ Investigation, inquiry, scrutiny, examination, exploration, study, careful search.

~Resemblance~, _n._ ~1.~ Similarity, likeness, similitude, semblance, analogy.

~2.~ Representation, image, counterpart, fac-simile.

~Resemble~, _v. a._ Be like, bear likeness or resemblance to.

~Resent~, _v. a._ Take ill, take amiss, take offence at, take umbrage at, be offended at, be indignant at, be provoked at.

~Resent~, _v. n._ Be angry, flare up, take offence, take umbrage.

~Resentful~, a_._ Irascible, choleric, vindictive, revengeful, malignant, ill-tempered.

~Resentment~, _n._ Indignation, anger, choler, ire, wrath, displeasure, grudge, heart-burning.

~Reservation~, _n._ ~1.~ Concealment, suppression.

~2.~ Reserve, something reserved.

~3.~ Salvo, proviso.

~Reserve~, _v. a._ Keep, hold, retain, husband, set by, lay by, lay up, store up.

~Reserve~, _n._ ~1.~ Reservation, something reserved.

~2.~ Constraint, restraint, backwardness, cautious behavior.

~3.~ Shyness, coyness, bashfulness, taciturnity, modesty, demureness, reservedness.

~Reserved~, _a._ ~1.~ Restrained, backward, cautious, cold, incommunicative, unsociable, unsocial.

~2.~ Shy, bashful, coy, diffident, taciturn, modest, demure.

~Reservedness~, _n._ Shyness, RESERVE.

~Reservoir~, _n._ Basin, cistern, tank.

~Reside~, _v. n._ Dwell, inhabit, live, abide, sojourn, have lodgings, be quartered.

~Residence~, _n._ ~1.~ Habitancy, inhabitancy, legal settlement.

~2.~ Habitation, dwelling, domicile, abode, mansion, house, place of abode, place of residence.

~Resident~, _a._ Abiding, dwelling, residing, inhabiting.

~Resident~, _n._ Inhabitant, dweller, resider.

~Resider~, _n._ RESIDENT.

~Residual~, _a._ Remaining.

~Residue~, _n._ ~1.~ Remainder, rest, remnant, residuum, BALANCE.

~2.~ (_Law._) Surplus (_of a testator's estate_), excess, overplus.

~Residuum~, _n._ Remainder, RESIDUE.

~Resign~, _v. a._ Yield, surrender, relinquish, abdicate, forego, abandon, cede, give up, deliver up, throw up, part with, lay down.

~Resign~, _v. n._ Abdicate, relinquish office.

~Resignation~, _n._ ~1.~ Surrender, relinquishment, cession, abandonment, renunciation, abdication.

~2.~ Endurance (_with a submissive, religious spirit_), submission, acquiescence, abasement, compliance, patience, sufferance, forbearance, fortitude, long-sufferance, long-suffering.

~Resigned~, _a._ Submissive, obedient, unresisting, complying, yielding, uncomplaining, patient, humble, meek, lowly.

~Resiliency~, _n._ Rebounding.

~Resilient~, _a._ Rebounding, recoiling, elastic, springy.

~Resin~, _n._ ROSIN.

~Resist~, _v. a._ Oppose, withstand, impugn, confront, assail, attack, strive against, make a stand against, not submit to.

~Resistance~, _n._ Opposition, hinderance, rebuff, check.

~Resistless~, _a._ Irresistible.

~Resolute~, _a._ Firm, determined, steady, decided, resolved, stanch, steadfast, constant, persevering, unwavering, inflexible, undaunted, hardy, unshaken, bold, stout-hearted.

~Resolution~, _n._ ~1.~ Analysis, decomposition.

~2.~ Firmness, determination, steadiness, constancy, inflexibility, courage, energy, pluck, hardihood, decision, manliness, tenacity of purpose.

~3.~ Resolve, determination, intention, fixed purpose.

~4.~ (_Math._) Solution, explanation.

~5.~ (_Med._) Disappearance, dispersion, termination, breaking up.

~6.~ (_Legislation._) Resolve, declaration.

~Resolvable~, _a._ ~1.~ Decomposable.

~2.~ Solvable.

~Resolve~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Analyze, decompose, decompound.

~2.~ Disentangle, interpret, decipher, unravel, explain, unfold.

~3.~ Reduce, change.

~4.~ (_Math._) Solve, find the answer to.

~5.~ (_Med._) Disperse, scatter.

~6.~ (_Legislation._) Declare.

~Resolve~, _v. n._ Intend, purpose, decide, determine, conclude, form a resolution, make up one's mind, take one's stand, come to a determination.

~Resolve~, _n._ ~1.~ Intention, resolution, determination, fixed purpose.

~2.~ Declaration (_by a legislature or an organized body_), resolution.

~Resonance~, _n._ Reverberation, RING.

~Resonant~, _a._ Resounding.

~Resort~, _v. n._ Go, repair, apply, have recourse, betake one's self.

~Resort~, _n._ ~1.~ Recourse.

~2.~ Haunt, den, retreat, place much frequented.

~3.~ Concourse, meeting, confluence.

~Resound~, _v. a._ Echo, re-echo, reverberate.

~Resound~, _v. n._ Echo, reverberate.

~Resource~, _n._ Means, expedient, device, contrivance, resort, appliance, instrumentality.

~Resources~, _n. pl._ Money, wealth, funds, pecuniary means.

~Respect~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Esteem, reverence, honor, venerate, value, prize, think highly of, have a high opinion of, look up to, defer to.

~2.~ Regard, relate to, refer to.

~Respect~, _n._ ~1.~ Esteem, reverence, veneration, homage, estimation, regard, honor, deference, attention.

~2.~ Favor, good will, kind consideration.

~3.~ Relation, reference, regard.

~Respectability~, _n._ Estimableness, reputableness, respectableness.

~Respectableness~, _n._ RESPECTABILITY.

~Respectful~, _a._ Deferential, courteous, dutiful, obedient, ceremonious, civil, decorous, polite.

~Respects~, _n. pl._ Compliments, regards, commendations.

~Respiration~, _n._ Breathing.

~Respire~, _v. n._ Breathe.

~Respite~, _n._ ~1.~ Delay, pause.

~2.~ Reprieve, suspension of punishment.

~Respite~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Delay, postpone.

~2.~ Reprieve, suspend the punishment of.

~Resplendent~, _a._ Brilliant, splendid, shining, luminous, beaming, effulgent, lucid, BRIGHT, glorious.

~Respond~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Answer, reply, rejoin.

~2.~ [_Poetical._] Correspond, suit, be agreeable.

~Response~, _n._ Answer, reply, replication, REJOINDER.

~Responsibility~, _n._ Accountableness, accountability, responsibleness, liability, obligation, bounden duty.

~Responsible~, _a._ Answerable, liable, accountable, amenable.

~Responsibleness~, _n._ RESPONSIBILITY.

~Responsive~, _a._ Answering.

~Rest~, _n._ ~1.~ Repose, quiet, quiescence, ease.

~2.~ Peace, tranquillity, peacefulness, security, stillness.

~3.~ Pause, cæsura, intermission, stop, stay.

~4.~ Remainder, residue, remnant, residuum, BALANCE.

~5.~ Others.

~Rest~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Stop, pause, halt, hold, breathe, desist, cease, come to a stand, stand still, come to a stand-still, lie by, keep quiet, lie on one's oars.

~2.~ Repose, relax, unbend, take rest, take breath, take one's ease, be at ease, be quiet, fold one's arms, take it easy.

~3.~ Sleep, slumber.

~4.~ Acquiesce, confide, trust, be satisfied.

~5.~ Lean, recline, bottom, stand on, be supported, be based on.

~Restaurant~, _n._ [Fr.] Eating-house, CAFÉ, CHOP-HOUSE.

~Restiff~, _a._ RESTIVE.

~Restitution~, _n._ ~1.~ Restoration, return.

~2.~ Indemnification, reparation, recompense, amends, compensation, requital, remuneration, satisfaction.

~Restive~, _a._ ~1.~ Stubborn, mulish, restiff, obstinate.

~2.~ Uneasy, impatient, restless, ill at ease, unquiet.

~Restless~, _a._ ~1.~ Unquiet, uneasy, disquieted, disturbed, agitated, anxious, restive.

~2.~ Unsteady, inconstant, changeable, unstable, unsettled, vacillating, fickle.

~3.~ Roving, wandering, in motion, on the move.

~Restoration~, _n._ ~1.~ Renewal, revival, renovation, reconstruction, redintegration, re-establishment, reinstatement, return.

~2.~ Recovery, resuscitation.

~Restorative~, _a._ Restoring, curative.

~Restorative~, _n._ Cure, remedy, medicine, reparative, corrective.

~Restore~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Return, give back, bring back, render up.