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breathe

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of breathe

1 to inhale and exhale air

sometimes it gets so hot in here that it's hard to even breathe

Synonyms of breathe

Words Related to breathe

blow (out), draw, expire, inbreathe, inspire

gasp, huff, pant, puff, suspire, wheeze

sniff, snore, snort, snuff, snuffle, whiff

Near Antonyms of breathe

asphyxiate, choke, gag, smother, suffocate

garrote (or garotte), stifle, strangle, throttle

2 to have life

as long as I breathe, you will have a place to stay

Synonyms of breathe

be, exist, live, subsist

Words Related to breathe

abide, continue, endure, hold on, hold up, keep (on), kick, last, lead, persist, rule, run on, survive

flourish, prosper, thrive

Near Antonyms of breathe

disappear, evaporate, vanish

cease, desist, discontinue, end, quit, stop

abate, die (down), ebb, let up, moderate, subside, wane

Antonyms of breathe

depart, die, expire, pass away, perish, succumb

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