Synonyms of breathes

breathes

verb

present tense third-person singular of breathe

1

as in respires

to inhale and exhale air

sometimes it gets so hot in here that it's hard to even breathe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• respires
• snores
• inspires
• huffs
• wheezes
• draws
• gasps
• sniffs
• snorts
• blows (out)
• pants
• puffs
• snuffs
• yawns
• expires
• whiffs
• inbreathes
• snuffles
• suspires

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• chokes
• smothers
• suffocates
• stifles
• gags
• asphyxiates
• strangles
• throttles
• garrotes

2

as in lives

to have life

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lives
• is
• exists
• subsists
• rules
• survives
• continues
• lasts
• persists
• endures
• kicks
• abides
• flourishes
• thrives
• leads
• keeps (on)
• runs on
• moves
• holds on
• prospers
• holds up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dies
• departs
• succumbs
• expires
• disappears
• perishes
• vanishes
• evaporates
• passes away
• ceases
• stops
• ends
• dies (down)
• quits
• discontinues
• subsides
• ebbs
• abates
• wanes
• moderates
• desists
• lets up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of breathes

The CloudFluff Comforter wraps you in super-soft knitted cotton that breathes and stretches, with whole-piece feather silk filling for a lofty, cozy feel without the weight. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Measles is highly contagious and can spread through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes, according to state health officials. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

The eye patch-wearing rapper eats and breathes the humor, flow and narrative art of old-school hip-hop. — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Moore breathes life into Mona, but manages to intertwine a sense of entitlement that nods to her former life as traditional housewife. — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026

Measles spreads through the air when a sick person breathes, coughs or sneezes, according to the Centers for Disease Control. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Christopher Nolan literally breathes the rarest air on Earth. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Using the likeness of late actor Toshiro Mifune certainly helps, but there’s a lot of subtle and not-so-subtle facial work in this game that breathes life into Miyamoto Musashi, the titular Onimusha. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

Everything in the country breathes; nature and even furnishings are alive, vivid under the stress of uncertainty. — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026