Synonyms for inhalation
Most common
breath breathing intake aspiration inhalant
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of inhaling; inbreathing.
Related words
- Word family
- inhale
Forms
- Plural
- inhalations → breathings, inspirations, breaths, aspirations…
Example sentences
- breath The swimmer raised his head and gasped for breath.
- breathing I shot the horse because it had trouble breathing.
- intake It's important to monitor one's caloric intake.
- aspiration That seems to me a rather pathetic aspiration.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inhalation | steady | |
| breath | rising | |
| breathing | rising | |
| intake | steady | |
| aspiration | rising | |
| inhalant | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- breath1, intake2
- 8 letters
- inhalant3
- 9 letters
- breathing2
- 10 letters
- aspiration4
- 11 letters
- inspiration4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (intake2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inhalation
- Italiano
- inalazione