Synonyms for inhale
ɪnˈheɪlin·hale

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1. inhaleverb

   To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.

   Synonyms:
   inspire, breathe in

   Antonyms:
   exhale, expire, breathe out

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1. inhale

   Synonyms:
   inspire, snuff, absorb

   Antonyms:
   exhale

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. inhaleverb

   draw deep into the lungs in by breathing

   "Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled"

   Synonyms:
   breathe in, inspire

   Antonyms:
   exhale, breathe out, expire

2. inhale, inspire, breathe inverb

   draw in (air)

   "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"

   Synonyms:
   enliven, invigorate, urge on, root on, instigate, prompt, urge, exhort, barrack, animate, exalt, revolutionize, pep up, revolutionise, breathe in, inspire, cheer

   Antonyms:
   breathe out, exhale, expire

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1. inhaleverb

   Synonyms:
   inspire, breathe in, draw into the lungs

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1. List of paraphrases for "inhale":

   breathe, lnhale, snort, suction

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1. inhale

   Synonyms:
   ...but I didn't inhale

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1. Laura Jaworski:

   Inhale possibility, exhale creativity.

2. Rebecca Robbins:

   I like to think of the breath as a light in your mind's eye that grows when you inhale and gets smaller as you exhale, those tangible strategies where you visualize something and match that to a breath are really powerful.

3. Ashima:

   Few memories are deep seated like particulate matter...easy to inhale but never exhale fully!

4. Tilak Fernando:

   We inhale trust and we exhale fearlessness.

5. Nada Kassem:

   In addition to inhaling toxicants and carcinogens found in the hookah tobacco smoke, hookah smokers, and non-smokers who socialize with them, also inhale large quantities of charcoal combustion-generated toxic and carcinogenic emissions.