Thesaurus:breathe

THESAURUS

breathe

English

Synonyms

breathe

draw breath

inbreathe

respire

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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