Synonyms for gasp

Most common

breathe · heave

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.

   The audience gasped as the magician disappeared.

Related words

Phrases

last-gasp

Forms

Past participle

gasped
e.g. gasped → panted, breathed, puffed, blown…

Example sentences

• breathe However, they can help him breathe with a machine.
• heave This ship is outfitted with a windlass to heave up the anchor.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

blow¹, puff¹, pant¹

5 letters

heave¹

7 letters

breathe¹