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Antonyms for breathe
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This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term breathe.
Princeton's WordNet
breathe, take a breath, respire, suspireverb
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
"I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
Synonyms:
respire, catch one's breath, pass off, emit, suspire, sigh, take a breath, take a breather, restbreatheverb
be alive
"Every creature that breathes"
Synonyms:
respire, catch one's breath, pass off, emit, suspire, take a breath, take a breather, restbreatheverb
impart as if by breathing
"He breathed new life into the old house"
Synonyms:
respire, catch one's breath, pass off, emit, suspire, take a breath, take a breather, restbreatheverb
allow the passage of air through
"Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"
Synonyms:
respire, catch one's breath, pass off, emit, suspire, take a breath, take a breather, restbreatheverb
utter or tell
"not breathe a word"
Synonyms:
respire, catch one's breath, pass off, emit, suspire, take a breath, take a breather, restbreatheverb
manifest or evince
"She breathes the Christian spirit"
Synonyms:
respire, catch one's breath, pass off, emit, suspire, take a breath, take a breather, restrest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breatherverb
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
Synonyms:
take a breather, stay, respire, emit, perch, pass off, suspire, rest, repose, lie, remain, reside, catch one's breath, take a breath, pillow, roostbreatheverb
reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
"This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours"
Synonyms:
respire, catch one's breath, pass off, emit, suspire, take a breath, take a breather, restemit, breathe, pass offverb
expel (gases or odors)
Synonyms:
evanesce, take a breather, fleet, fall out, respire, go on, hap, let loose, fade, blow over, pass off, let out, suspire, rest, happen, emit, take place, occur, give off, utter, catch one's breath, take a breath, pass, come about, give out
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
BREATHE
Synonyms:
Base Rest Rate Elevation for Sleep Apnea Therapy
How to use breathe in a sentence?
I felt my lips swelling and couldn’t breathe, i knew I was in trouble.
We wake up, breathe, live life often against our wishes and our better judgement. We console ourselves by telling ourselves this is no fault of our own but that doesn’t take away the reality of the pain, the streaming dreams, the utter shock of life, the shattered pieces of survival.
I had to stay outside of her room and call her on her cell phone to talk to her. She looked really small in the bed. It was hard for her to talk because she was struggling to breathe.
I felt like a thousand pounds had lifted off my chest, i could breathe again.
I have no balance in my body, it's hard for me to breathe, I can't walk for too long without running out of breath. I have to constantly check my oxygen -- something I would never even think of before. It sometimes drops so low, I feel like I'm breathing through a straw. Now I even have trouble sleeping. That was never an issue before. I just can't do anything without help.
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