reprieve

reprieve is a 8-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days.
2. transitive verb. To relieve for a time, or temporarily.
3. noun. A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death.
4. noun. Interval of ease or relief; respite.
5. noun. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment

   Synonyms: respite

6. noun. a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
7. noun. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

   Synonyms: abatement, hiatus, respite, suspension

8. noun. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

   Synonyms: respite

9. verb. relieve temporarily
10. verb. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

    Synonyms: respite

Synonyms

respite, abatement, hiatus, suspension

Common word forms

reprieved, repriever, reprieves, reprieving

Words from these letters

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