Synonyms of breathes

breathes

verb

present tense third-person singular of breathe

1

as in respires

to inhale and exhale air

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• respires
• snores
• inspires
• huffs
• wheezes
• draws
• gasps
• sniffs
• snorts
• blows (out)
• pants
• puffs
• snuffs
• yawns
• expires
• whiffs
• inbreathes
• snuffles
• suspires

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• chokes
• smothers
• suffocates
• stifles
• gags
• asphyxiates
• strangles
• throttles
• garrotes

2

as in lives

to have life

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lives
• is
• exists
• subsists
• rules
• survives
• continues
• lasts
• persists
• endures
• kicks
• abides
• flourishes
• thrives
• leads
• keeps (on)
• runs on
• moves
• holds on
• prospers
• holds up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dies
• departs
• succumbs
• expires
• disappears
• perishes
• vanishes
• evaporates
• passes away
• ceases
• stops
• ends
• dies (down)
• quits
• discontinues
• subsides
• ebbs
• abates
• wanes
• moderates
• desists
• lets up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of breathes

The story, which here begins in the 1960s and moves to the present, becomes an inter-racial love story rooted in the fraught second half of the 20th century, and lives and breathes as such. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

The measles spreads easily through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs or sneezes. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Measles spreads through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs or sneezes. — Ema Sasic, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

The panel has a Wi-Fi indicator, a child lock indicator, a function button, a self-clean button, and a status indicator bar that breathes yellow during the self-check process or solid white when everything is working correctly. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Measles is highly contagious and is spread easily through the air when an infectious person breathes, coughs, or sneezes. — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

The most serious form, known as pneumonic tularemia, develops after someone breathes in infected dust or aerosols. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

In other words, what a baby breathes in the months after going home may be associated with respiratory health years later. — Tim Nelin, The Conversation, 21 July 2026

Linen breathes better than crisp cotton in pool humidity and drapes more beautifully, and this Quince top is a steal at just $42. — Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026