Synonyms for breath
brɛθbreath

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1. breath

   Synonyms:
   respiration, inspiration, expiration, inhalation, exhalation, met, life

   Antonyms:
   to latter, cessation, passing, departure, perishing, dying, death

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1. breathnoun

   the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

   "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath"

   Synonyms:
   breathing space, intimation, breathing place, breather, breathing time, breathing spell, hint

2. breathnoun

   the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

   "his sour breath offended her"

   Synonyms:
   breathing space, intimation, breathing place, breather, breathing time, breathing spell, hint

3. breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing timenoun

   a short respite

   Synonyms:
   breathing spell, breathing time, intimation, breather, snorkel breather, breathing space, schnorchel, breathing place, hint, schnorkel, breathing room, snorkel

4. hint, intimation, breathnoun

   an indirect suggestion

   "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"

   Synonyms:
   lead, breathing space, jot, breathing spell, touch, glimmer, breather, tip, glimmering, intimation, inkling, soupcon, clue, wind, speck, hint, trace, pinch, mite, breathing place, tinge, confidential information, steer, suggestion, breathing time

5. breathnoun

   a slight movement of the air

   "there wasn't a breath of air in the room"

   Synonyms:
   breathing space, intimation, breathing place, breather, breathing time, breathing spell, hint

Matched Categories

1. • Air
   • Bodily Process
   • Breeze
   • Respite
   • Suggestion

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1. sighing

   of the wind

   Submitted by rinat on August 14, 2019  

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1. breathnoun

   Synonyms:
   air inspired and expired

2. breathnoun

   Synonyms:
   life, existence, animation, breath of life, vital spark

3. breathnoun

   Synonyms:
   respite, pause, rest

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1. breathnoun

   Synonyms:
   respiration

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1. List of paraphrases for "breath":

   breathing, respiration, saliva, breathe, puff, murmur, gasp, blow, inspiration, blowing, whiff, sigh, respiratory, blast

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How to use breath in a sentence?

1. Crowfoot:

   What is life It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.

2. Officer Peter Duvenhorst:

   You could barely see your hand in front of your face as you were getting closer. You could actually feel as you took a breath that you were struggling to take a breath. It was very, very heavy.

3. Brandi Newsome:

   We see patients who notice they’ve had some symptoms when they look back at it, they’ll say, ‘Oh, when I was a kid, I couldn’t really run far without being short of breath,’ but nobody diagnosed it then.

4. Oprah Winfrey:

   Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath, we could feel Peace enter the room at his passing.

5. Stefanos Tsitsipas:

   I’m someone who fights. I was not willing to give up yet. I think I did few things right that worked in my favor, it was a breath of fresh air, that first game.