Intermission
Intermission noun - A break in continuity.
Usage example: an awkward intermission between speeches
Rest
Rest noun - A pause for relaxation.
Usage example: people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests
Intermission is a synonym for rest in break topic. You can use "Intermission" instead a noun "Rest", if it concerns topics such as continue, pause, inactivity.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- break and intermission
- break and rest
- recess and intermission
- recess and rest
- interval and intermission
- interval and rest
- relaxation and intermission
- relaxation and rest
- leisure and intermission
- leisure and rest
- interruption and intermission
- interruption and rest
- relief and intermission
- relief and rest
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- In The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Mel literally breaks one of the set walls by banging on it too hard, and the crew repair it (and the rest of the apartment) during the intermission.
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The gangsters "cajole" Lilli into staying on the show ("Cantiamo d'Amore", "Kiss Me, Kate").During the Intermission, Fred's dresser Paul and the rest of the ensemble cast complain about the weather ("Too Darn Hot").
Source: Theatre / Kiss Me Kate
Cite this Source
Rest and Intermission. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/intermission/rest
Intermission & Rest. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/intermission/rest>.
Rest or Intermission. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/intermission/rest.
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