Synonyms for respirator
ˈrɛs pəˌreɪ tərres·pi·ra·tor

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. respiratornoun

   Synonyms:
   ventilator

2. respiratornoun

   A device designed to allow breathing when it would otherwise be hindered, as by a medical condition or the presence of poisonous vapors.

   The house painters were each officially required to wear a respirator, but this was sometimes disregarded in the extreme heat.

   Synonyms:
   ventilator

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. respirator, inhalatornoun

   a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration

   Synonyms:
   inhalator, gas helmet, gasmask, inhaler

2. gasmask, respirator, gas helmetnoun

   a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases

   Synonyms:
   inhalator, gas helmet, gasmask

Matched Categories

1. • Breathing Device
   • Mask

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "respirator":

   ventilator, breathing, mask

How to pronounce respirator?

How to say respirator in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use respirator in a sentence?

1. Jonathan Sury:

   People don't realize how dangerous the wrong respirator can be.

2. Rod Robinson:

   We try to do our best to limit that pressure, but to get adequate ventilation for stiff lungs, we have to use the respirator, and that can also cause the lungs to not develop properly.

3. Ashish Jha:

   Possibly a shortage of gloves, respirator masks and ventilators for people who develop pneumonia, and a shortage of doctors and nurses if they become ill.

4. Connie Taylor:

   I wasn't getting any better, they called my daughters out to the hallway one day and told them that if I didn't improve my breathing, they was gonna put me on the respirator and they did not know how long I would last.

5. Dave Hnida:

   It has been backed up by research that two masks are, in fact, better than one, specifically what we're saying is that two masks may actually equal the protection you would get from N-95 masks, which is considered the best mask there is short of a complete respirator-type unit.