breathless

breathless

adjective

Definition of BREATHLESS

1

lacking fresh air <the room was hot and breathless>

Synonyms breathless, close, stifling, suffocating

Related Words airless, unventilated; fuggy; heavy, oppressive, thick

Near Antonyms bracing, brisk, invigorating, refreshed, refreshing, restorative, reviving, sweet; ventilated

Antonyms airy, breezy, unstuffy

2

moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed <ran at a breathless pace to get help>

Synonyms blistering, breakneck, breathless, brisk, dizzy, fleet, fleet-footed, flying, galloping, hasty, hot, lightning, nippy, quick, rapid, rapid-fire, rattling, snappy, speedy, splitting, swift, whirlwind, zippy

Related Words expeditious, prompt, ready; accelerated, hastened, hurried, quickened, rushed; breathtaking; energetic, strenuous, strong, vigorous; high-speed; rush; ultrafast, ultrarapid

Near Antonyms crawling, dallying, dawdling, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, languid, lingering, plodding, poking, poky (or pokey), slowish, sluggish, unhurried; deliberate, leisurely, measured; dilatory, late, tardy; ultraslow

Antonyms slow

3

no longer living <carried the breathless body of his beloved dog back home>

Synonyms asleep, breathless, cold, deceased, defunct, demised, departed, fallen, gone, late, lifeless, low

Related Words extinct; dying, fading, moribund; stillborn; finished, lapsed, terminated; inanimate, insensate, nonliving

Near Antonyms animated; dynamic, lively, thriving, vibrant, vital, vivacious; active, functioning, operative, running

Antonyms alive, animate, breathing, going, live, living, quick