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vent

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of vent

1 to find emotional release for

  • vented her anger and then quickly calmed down
Synonyms of vent

loose, release, take out, unleash
Words Related to vent

act out

air, express, state, ventilate, voice
Phrases Synonymous with vent

give way (to)
Near Antonyms of vent

control, govern, handle, manage

bridle, check, constrain, contain, curb, hold back, pull in, quell, rein (in), restrain, smother, tame

allay, lull, quiet, soothe, still

choke, inhibit, muffle, pocket, repress, stifle, strangle, swallow
Antonyms of vent

bottle (up), repress, suppress

2 to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)

  • vented his opinions freely and loudly at town meetings
Synonyms of vent

air, expound, express, give, look, raise, sound, state, ventilate, voice
Words Related to vent

advertise, announce, declare, enounce, enunciate, proclaim, say

broadcast, circulate, disseminate, publish

describe, write, write up

sound off, speak out, speak up

chime in

communicate, convey, put across, put over

offer, submit
Phrases Synonymous with vent

give air to, put forth
Near Antonyms of vent

censor, restrain, restrict
Antonyms of vent

stifle, suppress

3 to throw or give off

  • a clothes dryer venting steam
Synonyms of vent

cast, discharge, emanate, emit, evolve, exhale, expel, expire [archaic], give out, irradiate, issue, radiate, release, send (out), shoot, throw out
Words Related to vent

eliminate, evacuate, excrete, exude, ooze, secrete

eject, erupt, gush, jet, outpour, pour, spew, spout, spray, spurt, squirt
Near Antonyms of vent

absorb, inhale, soak (up), sponge, suck (up), take up

Synonym Discussion of vent

express, vent, utter, voice, broach, air mean to make known what one thinks or feels. express suggests an impulse to reveal in words, gestures, actions, or what one creates or produces.
    • expressed her feelings in music
vent stresses a strong inner compulsion to express especially in words.
    • a tirade venting his frustration
utter implies the use of the voice not necessarily in articulate speech.
    • utter a groan
voice does not necessarily imply vocal utterance but does imply expression or formulation in words.
    • an editorial voicing their concerns
broach adds the implication of disclosing for the first time something long thought over or reserved for a suitable occasion.
    • broached the subject of a divorce
air implies an exposing or parading of one's views often in order to gain relief or sympathy or attention.
    • publicly airing their differences

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