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breathing has 5 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 2 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is breathless.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for breathing come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination
“the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs”