recess (230 synonym found)

Recess has 230 synonyms. The top synonyms for recess are bay, den, mew, pit, cell, core, cove, dent and 222 more. Another word for recess is bay. Browse the full list below.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a synonym for recess?

A common synonym for recess is bay. Other synonyms include den, mew, pit, cell.

How many synonyms does recess have?

Recess has 230 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does recess mean?

(n): a break, pause or vacation; an inset, hole, space or opening Example: "spring recess offers a good chance to travel." (v): to inset into something, or to recede; to take or declare a break Exampl

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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