Synonyms of breathed

breathed 1 of 2

adjective

as in gasped

Related Words

• gasped
• muttered
• shouted
• whispered
• mumbled
• murmured
• sputtered
• mouthed
• squeaked
• spluttered
• intoned
• chirped
• purred
• drawled
• articulated
• uttered
• pronounced
• enunciated
• voiced
• vocal
• spoken
• sonant
• oral

Dissimilar Words

• silent
• quiet
• inarticulate
• mute
• unspoken
• unexpressed
• unsaid
• nonvocal
• unvoiced
• voiceless
• unuttered
• surd

breathed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of breathe

1

as in snored

to inhale and exhale air

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snored
• respired
• inspired
• gasped
• huffed
• panted
• sniffed
• wheezed
• snorted
• drew
• puffed
• blew (out)
• yawned
• snuffed
• expired
• snuffled
• inbreathed
• whiffed
• suspired

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• choked
• smothered
• suffocated
• gagged
• asphyxiated
• stifled
• strangled
• throttled
• garroted

2

as in lived

to have life

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lived
• was
• existed
• ruled
• subsisted
• survived
• continued
• kicked
• persisted
• flourished
• endured
• lasted
• held on
• kept (on)
• led
• prospered
• moved
• abided
• thrived
• held up
• ran on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• died
• departed
• expired
• succumbed
• disappeared
• perished
• passed away
• vanished
• evaporated
• stopped
• ceased
• ended
• died (down)
• quit
• discontinued
• subsided
• abated
• waned
• desisted
• moderated
• ebbed
• let up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of breathed

Adjective

His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd. — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021

Verb

The 11 yards breathed life into the offense and a soldout crowd eager for any reason to go full throat. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026

The pump, which started to fade back in May, had finally breathed its last breathe. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Tammy Patrick of The Election Center, which has nearly 2,500 election officials as members, said those who run voting offices breathed a collective sigh of relief at the high court's decision on mail voting Monday night. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

The chorus had breathed life into words that, until then, had existed only in the solitude of my notebook. — Octavia McBride-Ahebee, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

Domes Resorts began in the mid-2000s and has since breathed life into properties throughout Greece and the Mediterranean. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

The dead son, Shankar, about whom not a word had been breathed since Nidhi arrived. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

In the middle of all of this, after several Housewives franchises have been flatlining in recent years, a new addition has breathed life into the format and quickly garnered fans. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

Those with Emilio Pagán on their rosters breathed a collective sigh of relief. — Greg Jewett, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026