Synonyms of ventilate

ventilate

verb

ˈven-tə-ˌlāt 

as in to express

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)

a person who tends to ventilate opinions without first thinking them through

Synonyms & Similar Words

• express
• voice
• give
• air
• vent
• state
• look
• expound
• write
• announce
• raise
• sound
• put forth
• say
• circulate
• describe
• convey
• disseminate
• proclaim
• publish
• advertise
• give air to
• declare
• broadcast
• enunciate
• submit
• offer
• communicate
• write up
• speak out
• speak up
• enounce
• put over
• sound off
• chime in
• put across

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppress
• restrict
• restrain
• stifle
• censor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ventilate

Crews put out the fire and aggressively worked to ventilate the building of smoke and toxic fumes, according to fire officials. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025

Three attack lines were in service while the building was laddered, searched and ventilated and were able to contain the fire to the first and second floors, according to the city of Norwalk Fire Department. —Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025

Seating: Seats 6 passengers with leather seating surfaces, heated and ventilated front seats, and power adjustable driver and passenger seats. —Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 18 May 2025

Alongside the all-wheel drive—and therefore torque bump—the SEL R-Line also comes standard with heated, ventilated, and massaging front seats (and firm massagers at that). —Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025