REPRIEVE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of reprieving
   • postponing or remitting punishment
   Synonym(s)
   • respite (what does respite mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) reprieve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • clemency (what does clemency mean?)
   • mercifulness (what does mercifulness mean?)
   • mercy (what does mercy mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • reprieve (what does reprieve mean?)
   • respite (what does respite mean?)
   • reprieve (what does reprieve mean?)
   • respite (what does respite mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
   Hypernyms(s) reprieve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • warrant (what does warrant mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • reprieve (what does reprieve mean?)
   • respite (what does respite mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
   Synonym(s)
   • abatement (what does abatement mean?)
   • hiatus (what does hiatus mean?)
   • respite (what does respite mean?)
   • suspension (what does suspension mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) reprieve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • interruption (what does interruption mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • defervescence (what does defervescence mean?)
   • remission (what does remission mean?)
   • remittal (what does remittal mean?)
   • subsidence (what does subsidence mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • abate (what does abate mean?)
   • let up (what does let up mean?)
   • slack off (what does slack off mean?)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • die away (what does die away mean?)
   • freeze (what does freeze mean?)
   • suspend (what does suspend mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
   Synonym(s)
   • respite (what does respite mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) reprieve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • relief (what does relief mean?)
   • ease (what does ease mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • reprieve (what does reprieve mean?)

REPRIEVE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • relieve temporarily
   Hypernyms(s) reprieve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rescue (what does rescue mean?)
   • deliver (what does deliver mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • reprieve (what does reprieve mean?)
   • respite (what does respite mean?)
2. Meaning
   • postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
   Synonym(s)
   • respite (what does respite mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) reprieve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • postpone (what does postpone mean?)
   • prorogue (what does prorogue mean?)
   • hold over (what does hold over mean?)
   • put over (what does put over mean?)
   • table (what does table mean?)
   • shelve (what does shelve mean?)
   • set back (what does set back mean?)
   • defer (what does defer mean?)
   • remit (what does remit mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • reprieve (what does reprieve mean?)
   • respite (what does respite mean?)
   • reprieve (what does reprieve mean?)
   • respite (what does respite mean?)
   • reprieve (what does reprieve mean?)