In Finnish, you don't aspirate the consonants k, p, and t.
Source: tatoeba (5078450)
Aspirate
/ˈæs.pə.ɹeɪt/
Synonyms for "aspirate" (46 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: aspirated consonant, aspirated sound, aspirating, breathe, breathe in.
- Sentence evidence is available for aspirate, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, derived_reverse, moby, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "aspirate".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "aspirate"
Keep "aspirate" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "aspirate" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "aspirate", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "aspirate" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
25 entriesShowing 16 of 25 words.
More specific
10 entriesbone marrow aspiratebone marrow aspirationk aspirateliver aspiratelung aspiratep aspiratepleural aspiratepleural aspirationt aspiratethoracentesis
Collocations
8 entriesaspirate fluidaspirate joint fluidaspirate materialaspirate procedureaspirate sampleaspirate yieldbone marrow aspirationpleural aspiration
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriessimilar
2 entriesdraw insuck in
Translations
12 translations across 9 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 送氣 /送气 noun (linguistics: puff of air)
Dutch
1 entries- aspiratie noun (linguistics: puff of air)
Finnish
2 entries- aspiraatio noun (linguistics: puff of air)
- henkäisy noun (linguistics: puff of air)
French
1 entries- aspiration noun (linguistics: puff of air)
German
2 entries- Aspiration noun (linguistics: puff of air)
- Behauchung noun (linguistics: puff of air)
Polish
1 entries- aspiracja noun (linguistics: puff of air)
Russian
2 entries- аспира́ция noun (linguistics: puff of air)
- придыха́ние noun (linguistics: puff of air)
Slovak
1 entries- aspirácia noun (linguistics: puff of air)
Spanish
1 entries- aspiración noun (linguistics: puff of air)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
In my idiolect of English, I do not aspirate plosives, and the first part of the word "Australia" rhymes with "cow."
Source: tatoeba (10602794)
We now come to the so-called aspirate [h], which must be also classified as a fricative consonant.
Source: wiktionary
a. 1742, Richard Bentley, letter to Dr. Mead But we must correct then twenty authors who have it in the compound ἀπηθεῖν and ἀπήθημα ; and not (as the aspirate would require it) ἀφηθεῖν and αφήθημα
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 8 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "aspirate"?
Closest matches include aspirated consonant, aspirated sound, aspirating, breathe, breathe in.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "aspirate"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.