Respite crossword clue 4, 5, 6 and 8 letters

These answer options for “Respite” were pulled from crosswords where that exact or very similar clue appeared, giving you a list rooted in past solving outcomes.

Likely Answers:

  • REPRIEVE
  • LETUP
  • LULL
  • REST
  • BREATHER
  • RELIEF
  • BREAK

Synonyms and Definitions

REPRIEVE

  • Synonyms: abatement, hiatus, suspension

LETUP

  • Synonyms: lull

LULL

  • Synonyms: calm, calm down, letup, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize

REST

  • Synonyms: balance, breathe, catch ones breath, ease, eternal rest, eternal sleep, lie, perch, pillow, quietus, relaxation, relief, remain, remainder, repose, reside, residual, residue, residuum, rest period, roost, sleep, stay, take a breather

BREATHER

  • Synonyms: breath, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, schnorchel, schnorkel, snorkel, snorkel breather

RELIEF

  • Synonyms: alleviation, assuagement, backup, backup man, easement, easing, embossment, fill-in, ministration, moderation, reliever, relievo, rest, rilievo, sculptural relief, stand-in, substitute, succor, succour

BREAK

  • Synonyms: bankrupt, better, breach, break away, break dance, break down, break in, break of serve, break off, break out, break up, break-dance, breakage, breaking, breakout, bring out, bump, burst, bust, cave in, check, collapse, come apart, conk out, crack, damp, dampen, demote, develop, die, disclose, discontinue, discover, disruption, divulge, erupt, expose, fail, fall apart, fall in, falling out, fault, faulting, founder, fracture, gaolbreak, gap, geological fault, get around, get out, give, give away, give out, give way, go, go against, go bad, good luck, happy chance, infract, intermission, intermit, interrupt, interruption, jailbreak, kick downstairs, let on, let out, offend, open frame, part, pause, prison-breaking, prisonbreak, recess, recrudesce, relegate, reveal, rift, ruin, rupture, separate, severance, shift, smash, snap off, soften, split, split up, stop, time out, transgress, unwrap, violate, weaken, wear, wear out
  • Definition: an unexpected event that disrupts a continuous task