Synonyms and antonyms of Describing or relating to breathing in American Thesaurus

breathless (adjective)

breathing very fast and hard, for example after exercising

bronchial (adjective)

involving or related to your bronchial tubes

chesty (adjective)

Britishinformal suffering from or caused by an infection in the lungs

choke (noun)

the action or sound of choking

deep (adjective)

breathing a lot of air into or out of your body

deeply (adverb)

if you breathe or sigh deeply, you breathe a lot of air into or out of your body

fighting/struggling for breath ()

almost unable to breathe

heavily (adverb)

if you breathe heavily, you breathe slowly and loudly

indrawn (adjective)

an indrawn breath is one that is suddenly breathed in

labored (adjective)

if someone’s breathing is labored, they breathe with difficulty, for example because they are sick or extremely tired from physical activity

out of breath ()

breathing fast and with difficulty, for example because you have been running

pulmonary (adjective)

relating to your lungs

respiratory (adjective)

relating to the process of breathing air in and out

shallow (adjective)

taking in only a little air

sharp (adjective)

a sharp breath is taken suddenly, often because you are surprised

short of breath ()

finding it difficult to breathe

winded (adjective)

unable to breathe because you have been running or hit in the stomach