resting
adjective
rest·ing ˈre-stiŋ 
1
: being or characterized by dormancy : quiescent
a resting spore
bulbs in the resting state
2
: not undergoing or marked by division : vegetative
a resting nucleus
Synonyms
- asleep
- dormant
- dozing
- napping
- sleeping
- slumbering
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Example Sentences
the resting cat was curled up in my favorite chair
Recent Examples on the Web This wasn’t the resting place of just one animal: The stone was littered with the remains of at least six individual dinosaurs of different ages and sizes. 
Brian Switek, Smithsonian, 9 Aug. 2017 The researchers found that girls had higher resting heart rates at age 11 compared with boys. Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, 5 May 2017
Brian Switek, Smithsonian, 9 Aug. 2017 The researchers found that girls had higher resting heart rates at age 11 compared with boys. Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, 5 May 2017 Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing resting
Medical Definition
resting
adjective
rest·ing
1
: not physiologically active
red blood cells in a resting state
2
: occurring in or performed on a subject at rest
a resting EEG
a resting tremor
resting 1 of 3
adjective
as in sleeping
being in a state of suspended consciousness the resting cat was curled up in my favorite chair Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- sleeping
- asleep
- dozing
- napping
- slumbering
- dormant
- at rest
- nodding
- reposing
- dreaming
- slumberous
- drowsy
- comatose
- somnolent
- sleepy
- slumbrous
- hypnotized
- semiconscious
- mesmerized
- sleepwalking
- somnambulant
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- awake
- wakeful
- sleepless
- conscious
- aware
- sleepless
- up
- revived
- wide-awake
- awakened
- roused
- wakened
- aroused
- astir
- reawakened
resting
2 of 3noun
as in napping
a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself the hyena is ready to scavenge again after its brief resting Synonyms & Similar Words
- napping
- bed
- sleep
- rest
- slumbering
- slumber
- dozing
- snoozing
- nap
- catnapping
- repose
- dreaming
- shut-eye
- doze
- siesta
- catnap
- drowse
- snooze
- forty winks
- zs
- z's
- oversleeping
- wink
- rapid eye movement
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- consciousness
- wake
- wakefulness
- insomnia
- sleeplessness
resting
3 of 3verb
1
as in basking
to refrain from labor or exertion a beach resort that caters to gung ho exercisers and athletes as well as vacationers who just want to rest Synonyms & Similar Words
- basking
- relaxing
- lounging
- reposing
- lolling
- hanging
- loafing
- kicking back
- idling
- hanging around
- bumming
- goldbricking
- hanging about
- vegging out
- slacking (off)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- working
- laboring
- sweating
- toiling
- humping
- struggling
- striving
- plugging
- straining
- plowing
- hustling
- grubbing
- slaving
- plodding
- exercising
- slogging
- pegging (away)
- drudging
- travailing
- working out
- moiling
2
as in dozing
to be in a state of sleep the patient is currently resting, but as soon as he awakes, I'll tell him you called Synonyms & Similar Words
- sleeping
- dozing
- napping
- snoozing
- slumbering
- catnapping
- dropping off
- dreaming
- hibernating
- nodding off
- oversleeping
- sleeping in
- drowsing (off)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rising
- waking
- arising
- awaking
- arousing
3
as in basing
to find a basis you're resting your argument on a faulty premise Synonyms & Similar Words
- basing
- predicating
- grounding
- hanging
- establishing
- founding
- presuming
- postulating
- assuming
- presupposing
- supposing
- premising