Synonyms for reprieve
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The cancellation or postponement of a punishment.
The prisoner was saved from execution; the governor had requested a reprieve.
Forms
- Plural
- reprieves → respites, hiatuses, suspensions, abatements…
Example sentences
- hiatus Hiatus is avoided in Greek and Latin poetry.
- respite I ducked into a local café for some respite.
- abatement No cure was possible, despite the abatement of symptoms.
- delay He's desperately trying to make up for the delay.
By length
- 5 letters
- delay2
- 6 letters
- hiatus3
- 7 letters
- respite2
- 9 letters
- abatement3
- 10 letters
- suspension3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (delay2 = 2 syllables).