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

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

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