recess - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a pause from doing something (as work)

Synonyms

• break
• recess
• respite
• time out

More generic

• pause

More specific

• spring break

Noun

an enclosure that is set back or indented

Synonyms

• niche
• recess

More generic

• enclosure

More specific

• alcove
• apse
• apsis
• bay
• cinerarium
• columbarium
• fireplace
• hearth
• mihrab
• open fireplace

Noun

an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

Synonyms

• inlet
• recess

More generic

• body of water
• water

More specific

• cove
• fiord
• fjord
• loch

Related

• lake
• sea

Noun

a small concavity

Synonyms

• corner
• niche
• recess
• recession

More generic

• concave shape
• concavity
• incurvation
• incurvature

More specific

• pharyngeal recess

Noun

a state of abeyance or suspended business

Synonyms

• deferral
• recess

More generic

• abeyance
• suspension

Verb

close at the end of a session

Synonyms

• adjourn
• break up
• recess

More generic

• cease
• end
• finish
• stop
• terminate

Verb

make a recess in

Synonyms

• recess

More generic

• indent

Verb

put into a recess

Synonyms

• recess

More generic

• lay
• place
• pose
• position
• put
• set

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