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Synonyms for vent

27 synonyms
8 antonyms
5 meanings

noun
verb

Most common

outlet release blowhole venthole hole

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Outlet

outlet, release

2. Blowhole

blowhole, venthole

3. Hole

hole, touch hole, bung-hole, opening, aperture, passage, sluice

Other

escape, sale, discharge, volcano, emission, utterance, spiracle

Verb

1. Ventilate

air, ventilate, air out

2. Let off steam

let out, let off steam, emit, utter, give vent to

Other

Antonyms

suppress, repress, stifle

All antonyms of vent →

Definitions

n. 1
An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
the vent of a cask; the vent of a mould
n. 2
A small aperture.
v. 1
To allow gases to escape.
The stove vents to the outside.
v. 2
To allow gases to escape from (a sealed space, container, etc.).

Related words

Word family: venthole ventipane
Phrases: give vent to vent window pie vent vent one's gall vent one's spleen vent sex

Forms

Plural: vents → outlets, releases, blowholes, ventholes…
Past participle: vented
e.g. vented → aired, ventilated, emitted, uttered…

Example sentences

outlet He needs a more productive outlet for his anger.
hole Just once, I'd like to get a hole-in-one some day.
volcano The volcano erupted suddenly, killing many people.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
vent		steady
outlet		falling
hole		steady
volcano		rising
spiracle		falling

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

By length

3 letters: air¹
4 letters: sale¹, hole¹, emit²
5 letters: utter²
6 letters: escape², outlet², sluice¹
7 letters: release², opening³, passage², volcano³, unloose
8 letters: emission³, aperture³, blowhole², spiracle, venthole
9 letters: discharge², utterance³, ventilate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (emit² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: cheminée
Español: chimenea
Català: xemeneia