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SUFFOCATES Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word suffocates. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For SUFFOCATES

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airs
verb, nounv, n
noun

• affected manners intended to impress others

breathes
verbv
verb

• draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

• be alive

• impart as if by breathing

• allow the passage of air through

• utter or tell

• manifest or evince

• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

• reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked

• expel (gases or odors)

decongests
verbv
verb

• To free from congestion

opens
verbv
adjective

• affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed

• affording free passage or access

• used of mouth or eyes

• (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints

• ready or willing to receive favorably

• open and observable; not secret or hidden

noun

• a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

• where the air is unconfined

• a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

• information that has become public

adjective satellite

• with no protection or shield

• open to or in view of all

• not having been filled

• accessible to all

• not defended or capable of being defended

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

• having no protecting cover or enclosure

• not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

• not sealed or having been unsealed

• without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition

• not requiring union membership

• possibly accepting or permitting

• affording free passage or view

• openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

• ready for business

verb

• cause to open or to become open

• start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

• become open

• begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.

• spread out or open from a closed or folded state

• make available

• become available

• have an opening or passage or outlet

• make the opening move

• afford access to

• display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

oxygenates
verbv
verb

• impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen

oxygenizes
verb

• change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule)

• dehydrogenate with oxygen

• impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen

releases
verbv
noun

• merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)

• the act of liberating someone or something

• a process that liberates or discharges something

• an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• euphemistic expressions for death

• a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

• a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

• activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

• the act of allowing a fluid to escape

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

verb

• release, as from one's grip

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• let (something) fall or spill from a container

• prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

• eliminate (a substance)

• generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

• make (information) available for publication

• part with a possession or right

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

• make (assets) available

resuscitates
verbv
verb

• cause to regain consciousness

• return to consciousness

revives
verbv
verb

• cause to regain consciousness

• give new life or energy to

• be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength

• restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state

• return to consciousness

ventilates
verbv
verb

• expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen

• expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage

• circulate through and freshen

• give expression or utterance to

• furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape

Alternatives for AIRS

Alternatives for BREATHES

Alternatives for DECONGESTS

Alternatives for OPENS

Alternatives for OXYGENATES

Alternatives for OXYGENIZES

Alternatives for RELEASES

Alternatives for RESUSCITATES

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