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Synonyms for exhalation

  • noun

Most common

sigh smoke evaporation

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Breath — the act or process of exhaling; breathing out

sigh, breath dated, efflation dated

2. Vapor — that which is exhaled, or which rises in the form of vapor, fume, or steam

vapor US, vapour UK, smoke, evaporation, mist, steam, fume, damp, fog, reek, effluvium

Other

expiration, halitus

Antonyms

inhalation, intake, inspiration

All antonyms of exhalation →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The act or process of exhaling; breathing out

    short exhalations of breath

  2. n. 2

    That which is exhaled, or which rises in the form of vapor, fume, or steam

    exhalations from the earth or flowers

Forms

Plural
exhalations → sighs, breaths, efflations, vapors…

Example sentences

  • sigh When David got down, he breathed a sigh of relief.
  • evaporation Evaporation is the reverse of condensation.
  • fume Don't just sit there and fume. Tell me what's wrong.
  • halitus The faint halitus of freshly shed blood was in the air.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
exhalationrising
sighrising
evaporationfalling
fumefalling
halitussteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
fog1
4 letters
sigh1, mist1, damp1, reek1, fume1
5 letters
smoke1, steam1, vapor2
6 letters
breath1, vapour
7 letters
halitus
9 letters
effluvium, efflation
10 letters
expiration4
11 letters
evaporation5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vapor2 = 2 syllables).