Breathless

/ˈbɹɛθləs/

Synonyms for "breathless" (250 found)

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Closest matches (50)

ablaze abrupt afire agape aghast agog airless alacritousall agogamazed anaudic animated antsy antsy-pantsy anxious aphasic aphonic ardent asleepasleep in jesus

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astonished astoundedat gazeat restathirst avid awed awestruck beguiledbereft of lifebewildered bewitchedboiling overbreakneck breezeless burningbursting tocalled homecaptivated carrion chafing close confounded cordial croaked dead

Adjective(4 words)

agog anxious apnoeic breathtaking

Strong matches (75)

dead and gonedeath-struck deceased defunct delirious demised departeddeparted this lifedesirousdestitute of lifedone fordrunk dumb dumbfounded dumbstricken dumbstruck eager edgy enchanted enraptured

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enravished enthralled enthusiastic entranced exanimate excited exhausted exuberant fallen fascinated febrile fervent fervid fevered feverish fiery finished flabbergasted flaming flushedfood for wormsforward fretful frettingfull of lifegaping gasping gauping gazing glowing gonegone to glorygone westhasty headlong hearty heatedhopped uphopped-up hot hypnotized ill-ventilated impassioned impatient impetuous impulsivein a latherin a stewin a sweat

Adjective(6 words)

dyspneal dyspneic dyspnoeal dyspnoeic excited gasping

Related words (125)

in awein awe ofin suspenseinanimate inarticulate intense intoxicated keen latelate lamentedlaunched into eternitylifeless livelylost in wondermartyred marveling mesmerized moving mum mute

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no moreon edgeon fireopen eyedopen-eyed openmouthed oppressiveout of breathoverwhelmed pantingpassed onpassionate popeyed precipitant precipitate precipitous prompt puffed puffingpushing up daisiespuzzled quickrapt in wonderraring torash readyready and willingred hotred-hot released reposingresting easyrestive restless sainted short-breathed short-winded sleepingsmitten with deathspeechless spellbound spent spirited squirming squirmy staggered staring steaming steamy stifling still stillborn strenuousstricken dumbstuffy stupefied sudden suffocating sultry surprisedtaken awaytaken offthirsty thunderstrucktired outtongue tiedtongue-tied tonguelessunder a charmuneasy unpatient unquiet unrestrained unvented unventilated vigorous vital vivacious vivid voiceless warm wheezingwide eyedwide-eyed winded windlesswith the lordwith the saintswithout lifewithout vital functionswonder-struck wondering wordlessworn outzealous zestful

Adjective(9 words)

inanimateout of breathpulselessrapid narrationrapid proseshort of breathurgent stylewheeziest winded

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7 relation types

More general

4 entries

adjectivedescriptive styledescriptive termemotional descriptor

More specific

6 entries

breathless anticipationexcited suspenseout of breathpantingrapid narrationstaccato rhythm

Collocations

5 entries

breathless anticipationbreathless crowdbreathless excitementbreathless momentsbreathless silence

Inflections

2 entries

more breathlessmost breathless

Derivations

2 entries

breathlessly breathlessness

Antonyms

1 entries

breathing

similar

12 entries

asphyxiating blown choking dead exciting pursy short-winded smothering suffocating suffocative unventilated winded

Sample sentences

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I ran for the bus and was already breathless.

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He was watching the scene with breathless interest.

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It leaves you breathless.

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She leaves you breathless.

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