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Synonyms

[1] ease, leisure, repose, rest—more at REST

[2] dalliance, frolic, fun, play, sport—more at PLAY

1relay noun [ORIGIN: ME, set of fresh hounds, fr. relayen to release fresh hounds, take a fresh horse, fr. MF relaier, fr. re- again + laier to let go, leave]

1 : a fresh supply (as of horses or men) arranged beforehand to relieve others

2 : a race between teams in which each team member covers a specified part of a course

3 : an electromagnetic device in which the opening or closing of one circuit activates another device (as a switch in another circuit)

4 : the act of passing along by stages

2relay verb re·layed; re·lay·ing 1 : to place in or provide with relays

2 : to pass along by relays

3 : to control or operate by a relay

3relay verb -laid ; -lay·ing : to lay again

1release verb re·leased; re·leas·ing 1 a : to set free from confinement or restraint

b : DISMISS

2 : to relieve from something that oppresses, confines, or burdens

3 : RELINQUISH <~ a claim>

4 : to permit publication, performance, exhibition, or sale of; also : to make available to the public

Synonyms

discharge, emancipate, enfranchise, free, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, spring, unbind, unchain, unfetter—more at FREE

loose, loosen, uncork, unleash, unlock, unloosen; also discharge, emancipate, enfranchise, free, liberate, manumit, spring, unbind, unchain, unfetter; air, express, vent

Antonyms

bridle, check, constrain, contain, control, curb, govern, hold in, inhibit, regulate, rein (in), restrain, tame

2release noun 1 : relief or deliverance from sorrow, suffering, or trouble

2 : discharge from an obligation or responsibility

3 : an act of setting free : the state of being freed

4 : a document effecting a legal release

5 : a releasing for performance or publication; also : the matter released (as to the press)

6 : a device for holding or releasing a mechanism as required

Synonyms

[2] delivery, discharge, quietus, quittance; also exemption, immunity, waiver

[5] advertisement, announcement, bulletin, notice, notification—more at ANNOUNCEMENT

rel·e·gate verb -gat·ed; -gat·ing 1 : to send into exile : BANISH

2 : to remove or dismiss to some less prominent position

3 : to assign to a particular class or sphere

4 : to submit to someone or something for appropriate action : DELEGATE

— rel·e·ga·tion noun

re·lent verb 1 : to become less stern, severe, or harsh

2 : to make slack (as by lessening tension or firmness) : SLACKEN

Synonyms

abate, de-escalate, decline, decrease, die, diminish, dwindle, ebb, fall, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, recede, shrink, subside, taper, wane—more at DECREASE

re·lent·less adjective : showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, or pace <~ pressure>

— re·lent·less·ly adverb

— re·lent·less·ness noun

Synonyms

determined, dogged, grim, implacable, unflinching, unrelenting, unyielding—more at UNYIELDING

rel·e·vance noun : relation to the matter at hand; also : practical and esp. social applicability

Synonyms

applicability, bearing, connection, pertinence—more at PERTINENCE

rel·e·van·cy noun : RELEVANCE

rel·e·vant adjective : bearing on the matter at hand : PERTINENT

— rel·e·vant·ly adverb

Synonyms

applicable, apposite, apropos, germane, material, pertinent, pointed, relative—more at PERTINENT

re·li·abil·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being reliable

Synonyms

dependability, solidity, sureness, trustworthiness; also infallibility

re·li·able adjective : fit to be trusted or relied on : DEPENDABLE, TRUSTWORTHY

— re·li·ably adverb

Synonyms

dependable, good, responsible, safe, solid, steady, sure, tried, true, trustworthy—more at DEPENDABLE

re·li·able·ness noun : the quality or state of being reliable

re·li·ance noun 1 : the act of relying

2 : the state of being reliant

3 : one relied on

Synonyms

buttress, dependence, mainstay, pillar, standby, support—more at DEPENDENCE

re·li·ant adjective : having reliance on someone or something : DEPENDENT

rel·ic noun 1 : an object