Synonyms and related words :
abandonment, break, breakoff, breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, catharsis, cease, ceasing, cessation, cigarette break, cleansing, close, closing, cocktail hour, coffee break, deliverance, desinence, desist, desistance, discharge, discontinuance, discontinuation, discontinue, downtime, emotional release, enforced respite, freeing, give over, halt, happy hour, interlude, intermission, knock off, leave off, letup, lull, pause, purgation, purge, purging, quit, recess, release, relinquishment, removal, renunciation, reprieve, respite, rest, shutdown, spell, stay, stopping, suspension, tea break, termination, time out