All intermit synonyms

verb intermit

• forbear — to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
• relax — to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles.
• modify — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
• forgive — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
• respite — a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil without respite.
• abate — If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
• diminish — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
• repeal — to revoke or withdraw formally or officially: to repeal a grant.
• rescind — to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
• mitigate — to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
• moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
• slack — not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
• absolve — If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
• alleviate — If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.
• release — to lease again.
• amnesty — An amnesty is an official pardon granted to a group of prisoners by the state.
• sink — to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
• debar — If you are debarred from doing something, you are prevented from doing it by a law or regulation.
• omit — to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
• hang — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
• pigeonhole — one of a series of small, open compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing or sorting papers, letters, etc.
• can — You use can when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to.
• inactivate — to make inactive: The bomb was inactivated.
• finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
• die — When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
• drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
• culminate — If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
• stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
• surcease — to cease from some action; desist.
• close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
• hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
• retard — to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
• slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
• lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
• remit — to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.
• detain — When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
• procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
• impede — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
• protract — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
• table — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
• obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
• block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
• prorogue — to discontinue a session of (the British Parliament or a similar body).
• clog — When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
• temporize — to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
• tarry — to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
• dilly-dally — to loiter or vacillate
• dawdle — If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
• curb — If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
• check — Check is also a noun.