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.