This expression is utterly devoid of meaning, a mere flatus vocis.
Source: wiktionary
Flatus
/ˈfleɪtəs/
Synonyms for "flatus" (61 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (18)
Related words (30)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: fart, flatulence, wind, air biscuit, barking spider.
- Sentence evidence is available for flatus, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, 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 "flatus".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "flatus"
Keep "flatus" 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 "flatus" 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 "flatus", 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 "flatus" 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
11 entriesMore specific
4 entriesbowel gascolonic gasgas expulsionpassage of flatus
Collocations
5 entriesabnormal flatusexcess flatusflatus expulsionintestinal flatuspassage of flatus
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The point of quoque with illos is that those flatus, which have the right to be called winds, are also subject to laws like the winds themselves.
Source: wiktionary
A long summary of the work quickly appeared in the Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions, which began with the theory Ten Rhijne’s had adapted from his Japanese colleagues: “This Author treating of the Gout, … asserts Flatus or Wind included between the Periosteum and the bone to be the genuine producer of those intolerable Pains … and that all the method of cure ought to tend toward the dispelling those Flatus”.¹⁵⁶
Source: wiktionary
1730 April, Jonathan Swift, "A Vindication of the Lord Carteret", in Thomas Sheridan and John Nichols (Eds.), The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin, Volume IX, J. Johnson &c. (1801), page 226, […] an incensed political surgeon, who is not in much renown for his mercy, upon great provocations: who, without waiting for his death, will flay and dissect him alive; and to the view of mankind lay open all the disordered cells of his brain, the venom of his tongue, the corruption of his heart, and spots and flatuses of his spleen: and all this for threepence.
Source: wiktionary
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "flatus"?
Closest matches include fart, flatulence, wind, air biscuit, barking spider.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "flatus"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.