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 eye patch-wearing rapper eats and breathes the humor, flow and narrative art of old-school hip-hop. — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Moore breathes life into Mona, but manages to intertwine a sense of entitlement that nods to her former life as traditional housewife. — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026

Measles spreads through the air when a sick person breathes, coughs or sneezes, according to the Centers for Disease Control. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Christopher Nolan literally breathes the rarest air on Earth. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Using the likeness of late actor Toshiro Mifune certainly helps, but there’s a lot of subtle and not-so-subtle facial work in this game that breathes life into Miyamoto Musashi, the titular Onimusha. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

Everything in the country breathes; nature and even furnishings are alive, vivid under the stress of uncertainty. — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Measles can spread when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes, and the virus remains infectious in the air and on surfaces for up to two hours after the person with infection leaves the area. — Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Measles spreads when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes, spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026