recess (230 synonym found)

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withdrawal
water
waive
vitals
vital center
vacation
undercovert
truce
time out
time off
terminate
tea break
tamp
take time out
take ten
take five
take a rest
take a recess
take a break
table
suspension
suspend
surcease
stretch out
stop for breath
stay
stave off
stash
stand-down
stand over
stamp
splendid isolation
spell
snuggery
sleep on
shift off
shelve
set in
set by
set back
set aside
sequestration
separation
segregation
secret places
secret place
secrecy
seclusion
sanctum sanctorum
sanctum
sanctuary
rustication
roomlet
retreat
retirement
resting point
rest
respite
remission
relief
refuge
reclusion
recession
recesses
quiet spell
quarantine
put on ice
put off
put aside
push aside
punch in
punch
protract
prorogue
prorogate
privatization
privatism
privacy
press in
postpone
point of repose
pockmark
pock
plateau
pitchhole
pit
pigeonhole
penetralia
pause
oriel
off-time
notch
nook
niche
mew
lull
letup
let up
layoff
lay over
lay off
lay by
lay aside
lapse
lair
knock off
Jim Crow
ivory tower
isolationism
inward
intrados
intervene
interval
interruption
interregnum
internal
intern
intermittence
intermit
intermission
intermezzo
interlude
interior man
interior
interim
inside
inner self
inner recess
inner nature
inner man
inner life
inner landscape
inner
inglenook
indent
incurvation
imprint
impress
holy of holies
hollow
holiday
hold up
hold over
hold off
hiding place
hiding
hidey hole
hideout
hideaway
hesitation
hesitate
hermitage
heart of hearts
heart
happy hour
hang up
hang fire
halt
half-time intermission
half time
funk hole
foxhole
engrave
enforced respite
enclosure
dugout
drop
drag out
downtime
dissolve
dint
dimple
detachment
depths
depress
dent
den
delay
defer
deepest recesses
declare a recess
day off
dark corner
cubicle
cubbyhole
cubby
cranny
coverture
covert
cover
cove
corner
core
continue
concealment
concavity
concave shape
coffee break
cocktail hour
cloister
cigarette break
center
cell
cease-fire
carrel
call time
call a recess
call a break
caesura
cache
breathing time
breathing spell
breathing space
breathing place
breather
breathe
breath
break
bosom
bolt-hole
body of water
bay
asylum
ashram
apartness
apartheid
alcove
adytum
adjourn
abeyance
Definition of recess:

(n) : a break, pause or vacation; an inset, hole, space or opening
"spring recess offers a good chance to travel."
(v) : to inset into something, or to recede; to take or declare a break
"wow, look at how that gargoyle recesses into the rest of architecture."
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Definition of recess:

(n) : a break, pause or vacation; an inset, hole, space or opening
"spring recess offers a good chance to travel."
(v) : to inset into something, or to recede; to take or declare a break
"wow, look at how that gargoyle recesses into the rest of architecture."
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