Synonyms of bask

bask

verb

ˈbask 

as in to relax

to refrain from labor or exertion

we blissfully basked at the seashore over the long holiday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relax
• rest
• lounge
• repose
• loll
• hang
• kick back
• hang around
• bum
• idle
• hang about
• loaf
• slack (off)
• veg out
• goldbrick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strive
• work
• toil
• struggle
• sweat
• slave
• plug
• hustle
• labor
• plod
• plow
• strain
• exercise
• hump
• work out
• grub
• slog
• drudge
• travail
• moil
• peg (away)

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of bask

Janine and Gregory burst into the teacher’s lounge, excited for their coworkers to bask in the sheer creativity of their costumes, only to be met by confusion and mockery. —Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024

Trump seemed to bask in the welcome, waiting until the song ended before stepping up to the microphone and beginning to speak. —Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024

The couple, who got married on Oct. 23, 2021, is celebrating their three-year wedding anniversary on a vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and Heather is basking in the sun in some hot, hot, hot swimwear. —Hedy Phillips, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024

Trump has been basking in the recent surge in polls, displaying a new swagger and confidence while on the campaign trail. —Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Oct. 2024