Synonyms for perspiration
ˈpɜr spəˈreɪ ʃənper·spi·ra·tion

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. perspirationnoun

   Synonyms:
   sweat, hidrosis, diaphoresis

2. perspirationnoun

   the action or process of perspiring

   Synonyms:
   diaphoresis, hidrosis, sweat

3. perspirationnoun

   a saline fluid secreted by the sweat glands

   Synonyms:
   sweat, hidrosis, diaphoresis

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 4 votes

1. perspiration, sweat, sudornoun

   salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

   "sweat poured off his brow"

   Synonyms:
   elbow grease, stew, sweating, fret, effort, hidrosis, swither, sweat, diaphoresis, lather, sudor, travail, exertion, sudation

2. perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosisnoun

   the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid

   "perspiration is a homeostatic process"

   Synonyms:
   hidrosis, sweating, diaphoresis, sudor, sweat, sudation

Matched Categories

1. • Bodily Process

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. perspirationnoun

   Synonyms:
   exudation, sweating

2. perspirationnoun

   Synonyms:
   sweat

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1. perspirationnoun

   Synonyms:
   sweat

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "perspiration":

   transpiration, sweating, sweat

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How to use perspiration in a sentence?

1. Thomas Alva Edison:

   Genius is 1 inspiration and 99 perspiration.

2. Albert E. Cliffe:

   We get new ideas from God every hour of our day when we put our trust in Him -- but we have to follow that inspiration up with perspiration -- we have to work to prove our faith. Remember that the bee that hangs around the hive never gets any honey.

3. Thomas Alva Edison:

   Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

4. Thomas Alva Edison:

   Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.

5. Napolean Hill:

   Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.