Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

The word "breathless" can be used as adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

breathing

Derived Terms

breathlessly breathlessness

Derived From

breath less

Subevents

can difficult to speak

Related Terms

airless breath breathe breathing calm dead difficulty gasping out of breath still unventilated wind

Similar Terms

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

Synonym Network

breathtaking pulseless

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