Antonyms for inhale
ɪnˈheɪlin·hale

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

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

   Antonyms:
   exhale

   Synonyms:
   inspire, snuff, absorb

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. inhaleverb

   draw deep into the lungs in by breathing

   "Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled"

   Antonyms:
   exhale, breathe out, expire

   Synonyms:
   breathe in, inspire

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"

   Antonyms:
   breathe out, exhale, expire

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

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inhale

   Synonyms:
   ...but I didn't inhale

How to use inhale in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. Bill Clinton:

   You’re supposed to shut your eyes, I don’t want to shut my eyes on national television, i can only say, based on my personal experience, that if you’re sitting cross-legged, on the yoga mat, and you’re doing it and you’re really trying to inhale, and hold it and then have a long exhale, it is very relaxing.

3. Laura Jaworski:

   Inhale possibility, exhale creativity.

4. Sven Eric Jordt:

   Children are especially at risk because tear gas is heavier than air, it is present in higher concentrations closer to the ground, and children, being shorter, are exposed to higher concentrations. Also, since their lungs are smaller, when they inhale tear gas the potential for injury is higher.

5. Harvey Fineberg:

   If you generate an aerosol of the virus with no circulation in a room, it's conceivable that if you walk through later, you could inhale the virus, but if you're outside, the breeze will likely disperse it.

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