breathing - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

Synonyms

• breathing
• external respiration
• respiration
• ventilation

More generic

• activity
• bodily function
• bodily process
• body process

More specific

• Cheyne-Stokes respiration
• abdominal breathing
• artificial respiration
• eupnea
• eupnoea
• heaving
• hyperpnea
• hyperventilation
• hypopnea
• panting
• periodic breathing
• second wind
• smoke
• smoking
• sniffle
• snivel
• snore
• snoring
• snuffle
• stertor
• wheeze

Related

• aspiration
• breathing in
• breathing out
• exhalation
• expiration
• inhalation
• inspiration
• intake

Adjective

passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination

Synonyms

• breathing
• eupneic
• eupnoeic

Related

• sweet-breathed

Opposite / Antonyms

• breathless

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