Synonyms for ventilation
Most common
breathing respiration ventilating
Definitions
- n. 1
The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.
Related words
- Word family
- ventilate
- Phrases
- ventilation shaft
Forms
- Plural
- ventilations → breathings, respirations, airings, examinations…
Example sentences
- breathing I shot the horse because it had trouble breathing.
- respiration He revived the child with artificial respiration.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ventilation | steady | |
| breathing | rising | |
| respiration | falling | |
| ventilating | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- airing2
- 9 letters
- breathing2
- 10 letters
- discussion3
- 11 letters
- examination5, respiration4, ventilating4
- 13 letters
- investigation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (airing2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- ventilation
- Deutsch
- Lüftung