reprieve
Meanings
- a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
- an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
- the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
- postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
- relieve temporarily
- REPRIEVE v -PRIEVED, -PRIEVING, -PRIEVES to postpone the punishment of
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
reprieve is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordreprieve is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
reprieve is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
reprieve is a valid Words With Friends word