SINCE 1828

An Encyclopædia Britannica Company

Thesaurus

ventilate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ventilate

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

a person who tends to ventilate opinions without first thinking them through

Synonyms of ventilate

air, expound, express, give, look, raise, sound, state, vent, voice

Words Related to ventilate

advertise, announce, declare, enunciate, proclaim, say

broadcast, circulate, disseminate, publish

describe, write, write up

sound off, speak out, speak up

communicate, convey, put across, put over

Phrases Synonymous with ventilate

give air to, put forth

Near Antonyms of ventilate

censor, restrain, restrict

Antonyms of ventilate

stifle, suppress

Learn More about ventilate

See words that rhyme with ventilate Dictionary: Definition of ventilate Medical Dictionary: Definition of ventilate Spanish Central: Translation of ventilate Nglish: Translation of ventilate for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of ventilate for Arabic speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up ventilate? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show

WORD OF THE DAY

arrogate

play

to seize or ascribe

Words at Play

Noun + Verb Insult Generator

A collection of obscure put-downs

alt-5b0834b915e3f

'Judicial' v. 'Judicious': We'll Settle The Case

A judgment call

alt-5b06e60511014

'Deprived' vs. 'Depraved'

Nobody wants to be either.

alt-5b05d8545c817

'Folksonomy': Let’s Get Organized

Tag the way you want to tag.

Ask the Editors

video-ghost-words

Ghost Word

The story of an imaginary word that managed to sneak past our editors and enter the dictionary.

2017 Word of the Year: Behind the Scenes

How we chose 'feminism'

video-literally

Literally

How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.

video-his-or-her

Is Singular 'They' a Better Choice?

The awkward case of 'his or her'

Word Games

May 2018 Words of the Day Quiz

We’re already at the end of May?!

Take the quiz

Words Used by Nabokov Quiz

How familiar are you with Nabokov’s unfamiliar vocabulary?

Take the quiz

True or False?

Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.

Take the quiz

Syn City

Build a city of skyscrapers—one synonym at a time.

Play the game