REPRIEVING Synonyms

• avoiding waste

• grant remission of a sin to

• let off the hook

• a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

• a note explaining an absence

• a poor example

• accept an excuse for

• grant exemption or release to

• serve as a reason or cause or justification of

• defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

• ask for permission to be released from an engagement

• excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

• the act of excusing a mistake or offense

• a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

• the formal act of liberating someone

• accept an excuse for

• grant a pardon to

• a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

• a pause from doing something (as work)

• an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

• a pause for relaxation

• the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment

• postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

• an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

• the act of abating

• an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

• a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)

• a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure

• a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy

• a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• temporary cessation or suspension

• an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

• a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle

• the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

• a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)