VENTS Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

vents 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of vent

as in unleashes

to find emotional release for vented her anger and then quickly calmed down

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as in voices

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) vented his opinions freely and loudly at town meetings

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as in radiates

to throw or give off a clothes dryer venting steam

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vents

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noun

plural of vent

as in outlets

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Recent Examples of vents

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If a friend vents loudly, listen first and encourage calmer options before weighing in. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026 Back at home, Valerie vents to Mark about the tough position she’s been put in. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 May 2026 His goodbye with Jimmy goes poorly, turning into a heated argument where Jimmy vents his frustration and hurt, feeling shut out and unappreciated by Paul. — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026 My mom vents to me, my aunt asks me to intervene, and my grandmother just wants peace. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026 At first, Maia vents her frustrations with her attention-seeking friend. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025

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The Troop follows a troop of boys who, while on their annual scout camping trip, encounter an intruder who unleashes something far more terrifying than any campfire ghost story.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
And Denise, rather than retreating from the action, unleashes a piercing battle cry and plunges into the mayhem head on.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of unleashes

Verb

Vasarhelyi, seemingly a less hands-on presence in this project, voices a few more misgivings, at one stage pointedly asking her husband how many people who have previously been guests at their dinner table are now dead.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Actor Denis Leary voices the restaurant’s creator, Joe Baum, drawn from decades of archival recordings.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of voices

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Even a simple good deed radiates kindness and promotes the welfare of humanity.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026
Pidgeon radiates star power in Love Story, but Mulligan is one of the complicated hearts of the second season of Beef.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of radiates

Noun

Bandurski said his team saw the same pattern in other commercial Chinese media outlets.

— Jennifer Pak, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
Multiple outlets previously reported that, in addition to living in a multi-million-dollar home in England, the Sussexes are also keeping their Montecito and Portugal mansions.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of outlets

Verb

Although the prisoner releases substantially reduced the number of people held for political reasons, nongovernmental organizations estimate that as many as 500 remain in detention.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
The ongoing boom in that class of drugs should continue to drive value to Eli Lilly, particularly as the company releases new GLP-1s with easier delivery methods.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of releases

Verb

Meanwhile, Belinda expresses interest in acting and dance but also doesn’t want to leave the countryside.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Likewise, when a veteran employee expresses hesitation about a new operational structure, do not label them as resistant to change.

— Kent Ingle, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of expresses

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The 1959 image features his father, a shoe repairman, in a wooden chair reading the Spanish-language newspaper La Opinión, while his side profile casts a shadow on a vintage console to his side.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Zhang Ding, a key figure in Chinese contemporary art, contributes a piece composed of golden light panels that casts an almost sacred glow, illuminating transparent glass humanoid heads with gemstone-like surfaces.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of casts

Noun

Science observations should begin in spring, with the European Space Agency covering most of the mission’s $2-billion cost.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Pregame observations While Miami didn’t release a depth chart, a few observations came out of pregame warmups.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

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