Thesaurus:breathe

Thesaurus
breathe

English

Synonyms
  • breathe
  • draw breath
  • inbreathe
  • respire
  • spire (obsolete)
  • suspire
Antonyms
  • asphyxiate
  • choke
  • hold one's breath
  • suffocate
Hyponyms
  • breathe in
  • breathe out
  • exhale
  • expire
  • imbreathe
  • inbreathe
  • inhale
  • inspire
  • outbreathe
  • take a breath
Meronyms
  • breath
  • exhalation
  • inhalation
  • respiration
Hyponyms
  • aspirate
  • blow
  • breathe hard
  • cough
  • gasp
  • gulp
  • hiccup
  • huff
  • hyperventilate
  • hypoventilate
  • pant
  • puff
  • sigh
  • sniff
  • sniffle
  • sneeze
  • snort
  • snuff
  • snuffle
  • sob
  • suck
  • wheeze
  • whiff
  • whiffle
Various
  • breathable
  • breathability
  •   —
  • as I live and breathe
  • bad breath
  • breathe easy
  • breathe down someone's neck
  • breathe a sigh of relief
  • breathe a word
  • catch one's breath
  • don't hold your breath
  • draw one's last breath
  • eat, breathe, and sleep
  • in the same breath
  • out of breath
  • pause for breath
  • save one's breath
  • shortness of breath
  • stop for breath
  • take one's breath away
  • under one's breath
  • waste breath
  • with bated breath

Further reading

  • “breathe” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
  • “breathe” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
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