What is the closest synonym for the word respite?

Answer 1

The closest synonym for the word respite is delay. That is what I think, but here are more words close to it. acquittal, adjournment, break, breath*, breather,breathing space, cessation, coffee break,deadlock, deferment, deliverance,discharge, downtime, ease, exculpation, five,forgiveness, halt, hiatus, immunity, intermission,interregnum, interruption, interval, layoff, leisure,letup, lull, moratorium, pardon, postponement,protraction, recess, relaxation, release, relief,reprieve, rest, stay, stop, ten, time, time out,truce