BREATHING Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

breathing 1 of 2

adjective

as in alive

having or showing life realized that he didn't need a comic-book superhero, since he had a real, breathing hero in his father

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breathing

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verb

present participle of breathe

as in snoring

to inhale and exhale air sometimes it gets so hot in here that it's hard to even breathe

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as in living

to have life as long as I breathe, you will have a place to stay

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Recent Examples of breathing

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One of them is anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction that can cause swelling of the throat, breathing difficulties, and even death. —

Jillian Kubala, Health, 23 Dec. 2024 Symptoms of the the flu-like disease so far include headaches, cough, fever, breathing difficulties, and anemia. —

Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024 Patients’ symptoms have included headache, cough, fever, breathing difficulties, body aches and anemia. —

Brenda Goodman, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024 Four days later, Dibble’s daughter found her limp, blue in the face, not breathing. —

J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for breathing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathing

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The court heard that Hannah was still alive with a crossbow bolt in her chest when police arrived at the property, multiple outlets including the Associated Press, BBC News and The Guardian reported at the time.

— Becca Longmire, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
The Met Cloisters were alive with the sound of music on a frigid January afternoon.

— Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025