Synonyms of breathe

breathe

verb

ˈbrēt͟h 

1

as in to respire

to inhale and exhale air

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• respire
• snore
• inspire
• gasp
• blow (out)
• puff
• wheeze
• sniff
• pant
• huff
• draw
• snort
• expire
• yawn
• suspire
• inbreathe
• snuff
• snuffle
• whiff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• choke
• suffocate
• smother
• gag
• asphyxiate
• throttle
• stifle
• strangle
• garrote

2

as in to live

to have life

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• live
• be
• exist
• rule
• survive
• continue
• subsist
• persist
• flourish
• endure
• keep (on)
• kick
• last
• abide
• hold on
• run on
• thrive
• lead
• move
• prosper
• hold up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• die
• perish
• depart
• disappear
• expire
• pass away
• succumb
• evaporate
• stop
• vanish
• cease
• die (down)
• quit
• end
• discontinue
• subside
• abate
• moderate
• desist
• ebb
• let up
• wane

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of breathe

Campbell was breathing and alert when he was taken to the hospital. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

On orchestral music, like the opening scene to The Gospel According to the Other Mary by John Adams, the headphones delivered a nice, wide soundstage, giving sections plenty of room to breathe. — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Zvyagintsev spent the next three months learning to breathe without a tube, to sit up, to feed himself. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

To collect breath for analysis, for example, volunteers breathe into small, lab-grade plastic bags that resemble juice pouches, or into syringe-like breath samplers. — Marta Zaraaska, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026

Phrases Containing breathe

• breathe (out)