- Types Of Speech
- You can use reprieve as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Reprieve
- A 3 syllables noun and 8 letters with the letters e, i, p, r, and v, 4 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters ri. Reprieve starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters r, re, rep, repr, repri, and the ending characters are e, ve, eve, ieve, rieve, ..
- Definition
- The act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Reprieve is set as a sat word that starts with r, ends with e, 3 syllables, 4 vowels and 8 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Reprieve in Pig Latin is said as "eprieveray or eprieverway".
- Unigram
- r | e | p | r | i | e | v | e
- Bigram
- re | ep | pr | ri | ie | ev | ve
- Trigram
- rep | epr | pri | rie | iev | eve
- Quadrigram
- repr | epri | prie | riev | ieve
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of reprieving;
postponing or remitting punishment - a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
- an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
- Verb Examples
- relieve temporarily
- postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
Synonym | Definition |
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Abreaction | (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions |
Absolution | the act of absolving or remitting formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance |
Afterthought | an addition that was not included in the original plan "the garage was an afterthought" |
Alleviation | the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" |
Amends | something done or paid in expiation of a wrong "how can I make amends" |
Amnesty | the formal act of liberating someone |
Apology | a poor example "it was an apology for a meal" "a poor excuse for an automobile" |
Armed Robbery | |
Bear | massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws |
Benefaction | an act intending or showing kindness and good will |
View all cognitive synonyms for Reprieve
Anagram | Definition |
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Reprieve | the act of reprieving postponing or remitting punishment |
View English words with the unique letters used in reprieve. Words With The Letters Eiprv
Word | Definition |
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Reprieve | the act of reprieving postponing or remitting punishment |
Respite | a pause from doing something (as work) "we took a 10-minute break" "he took time out to recuperate" |
Word | Definition |
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Clemency | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" |
Mercifulness | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" |
Mercy | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" |
Reprieve Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With R
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters