Synonyms of gasped

gasped 1 of 2

adjective

as in shouted

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

gasped

2 of 2

verb

past tense of gasp

as in panted

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty

the runner was audibly gasping by the end of the marathon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• panted
• heaved
• wheezed
• choked
• blew
• puffed
• snored
• huffed
• gulped
• hyperventilated
• was out of breath
• exhaled
• gagged
• strangled
• stifled
• smothered
• asphyxiated
• snuffled
• expired

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gasped

Verb

At the premiere, the audience audibly gasped and cheered, even though Austen’s story is well known to many. — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

During the film, audience members both laughed and gasped in horror as the events of OpenAI’s founding and 2023 unraveling were brought to screen. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Same lethal drug, different outcomes After the pentobarbital was administered Wednesday night, Howard took a couple of breaths and gasped, the AP reported, before making snoring sounds that grew quiet within 30 seconds. — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

According to The Associated Press, as the pentobarbital began taking effect Wednesday evening, Howard took a couple of breaths and gasped. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Kiju looked at me, took my hand, and walked around the woman and out into the night air as those inside gasped and moved to help the vile woman. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Some of the more than 100 in attendance in the council chambers gasped or laughed when the town revealed that the fines have only amounted to $1,600 so far. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

The defense struggled a bit in the first half with the reserves on the field even after producing a second-quarter interception, and the offense also gasped and wheezed with the reserves on the field. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

Those in the crowd held their breath—and audibly gasped—as the opening to season three unfolded onscreen. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026