gasp

The word “gasp” has 1 syllable: gasp

It's pronounced as /ɡæsp/


What is synonym and antonym for gasp?

In the thesaurus, “gasp” has 57 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for gasp along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for gasp

  • asphyxiate
  • babble
  • be out of breath
  • blow
  • burr
  • buzz
  • chirr
  • choke
  • churr
  • convulse
  • coo
  • drone
  • ejaculation
  • exclamation
  • exhale
  • expire
  • fight for breath
  • gag
  • gulp
  • gurgle
  • heave
  • hiss
  • huff
  • hum
  • hyperventilate
  • inhale
  • inspire
  • moan
  • murmur
  • pant
  • puff
  • purr
  • respire
  • rustle
  • sigh
  • smother
  • sniffle
  • snore
  • snort
  • snuffle
  • stifle
  • strangle
  • suspiration
  • susurration
  • susurrus
  • thrum
  • wheeze
  • whir
  • whirr
  • whish
  • whisper
  • whiz
  • whizz
  • whoop
  • zing
  • zip
  • zoom

Antonyms for gasp

  • bawl
  • howl
  • roar
  • scream
  • screech
  • shriek
  • squall
  • squeal
  • yell
  • yelp

Meanings of gasp

  • noun
    1. A short, sudden intake of breath.
    2. : A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).
  • verb
    1. To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
    2. To breathe laboriously or convulsively.
    3. To speak in a breathless manner.
    4. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
  • interjection
    1. The sound of a gasp.

Example Sentences

  • She let out a loud gasp when she saw the surprise party her friends had organized.
  • The audience collectively gasped as the magician performed an unbelievable trick.
  • After running up the stairs, he took a deep gasp of air to catch his breath.
  • The sudden noise made her gasp in shock and look around the room.
  • The sight of the breathtaking view caused him to gasp in awe.

On this page you'll find 67 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gasp, such as: asphyxiate, babble, bawl, be out of breath, blow, burr, buzz.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

was out of breath

  • asphyxiated
  • blew
  • choked
  • exhaled
  • expired
  • gagged
  • gasped
  • gulped
  • heaved
  • hove
  • huffed
  • hyperventilated
  • panted
  • puffed
  • smothered
  • snored
  • snuffled
  • stifled
  • strangled
  • wheezed

gagging

verbalizing

  • advertising
  • affirming
  • airing
  • alleging
  • announcing
  • articulating
  • asserting
  • averring
  • avouching
  • avowing
  • blabbering
  • blazing
  • blurting
  • bolting
  • breathing
  • bringing out
  • broadcasting
  • chirping
  • clothing
  • commenting
  • couching
  • declaring
  • discussing
  • drawling
  • enunciating
  • formulating
  • formulizing
  • gasping
  • getting off
  • giving
  • lipping
  • looking
  • mouthing
  • murmuring
  • passing
  • phrasing
  • posting
  • proclaiming
  • promulgating
  • publicizing
  • publishing
  • purring
  • putting
  • putting into words
  • remarking
  • saying
  • sharing
  • shooting
  • shouting
  • snarling
  • sounding
  • speaking
  • spluttering
  • spouting
  • stating
  • talking
  • telling
  • uttering
  • ventilating
  • venting
  • vocalizing
  • voicing
  • whispering
  • wording

zoom

  • accelerate
  • accumulate
  • appreciate
  • arrow
  • babble
  • balloon
  • barrel
  • beat it
  • beeline
  • beetle
  • belt
  • blast
  • blaze
  • blow
  • bolt
  • bomb
  • bourgeon
  • bowl
  • breeze
  • build up
  • bumble
  • bundle
  • burgeon
  • burr
  • bustle
  • buzz
  • cannonball
  • careen
  • career
  • catch up
  • chase
  • chirr
  • churr
  • coo
  • course
  • crest
  • curr
  • dart
  • dash
  • dive
  • drive
  • drone
  • enlarge
  • escalate
  • expand
  • fast-forward
  • fizz
  • flash
  • flit
  • fly
  • gallop
  • gasp
  • get a move on
  • gurgle
  • hare
  • hasten
  • heighten
  • hie
  • highball
  • hiss
  • hum
  • hump
  • hurl
  • hurry
  • hurtle
  • hustle
  • increase
  • intensify
  • jet
  • jog
  • jump
  • make tracks
  • moan
  • motor
  • mount
  • multiply
  • murmur
  • mushroom
  • nip
  • outpace
  • outrun
  • outstrip
  • overtake
  • peak
  • pelt
  • proliferate
  • purr
  • quicken
  • race
  • ram
  • rip
  • rocket
  • run
  • rush
  • rustle
  • scamper
  • scoot
  • scud
  • scuffle
  • scurry
  • scuttle
  • shake a leg
  • shoot
  • shoot up
  • sigh
  • sizzle
  • skyrocket
  • snowball
  • soar
  • speed
  • sprint
  • stampede
  • step
  • step on it
  • step out
  • streak
  • surge
  • suspiration
  • susurration
  • susurrus
  • swell
  • swish
  • tear
  • thrum
  • travel
  • trot
  • wax
  • wheeze
  • whir
  • whirl
  • whirr
  • whish
  • whisk
  • whisper
  • whistle
  • whiz
  • whizz
  • whoosh
  • zing
  • zip

talks

  • addresses
  • advertises
  • affirms
  • airs
  • alleges
  • announces
  • argumentations
  • arguments
  • argy-bargies
  • articulates
  • asserts
  • avers
  • avouches
  • avows
  • babbles
  • back-and-forths
  • backchat
  • backstabs
  • betrays
  • blabbers
  • blabs
  • blazes
  • blows smoke
  • blurts
  • bolts
  • breathes
  • brings out
  • broadcasts
  • bull sessions
  • cackle
  • cackles
  • causeries
  • chaffers
  • chat rooms
  • chats
  • chatter
  • chatters
  • chews the fat
  • chews the rag
  • chin music
  • chin-wag
  • chins
  • chirps
  • chitchats
  • circulates
  • clothes
  • colloquies
  • comments
  • confabs
  • confabulations
  • conferences
  • confides
  • consultancies
  • consultations
  • consults
  • conversations
  • converses
  • couches
  • councils
  • counsel
  • crosses
  • crosstalk
  • debates
  • declaims
  • declamations
  • declares
  • deliberations
  • descants
  • dialogs
  • dialogues
  • diatribes
  • discloses
  • discourses
  • discusses
  • discussions
  • dishes
  • disquisitions
  • disserts
  • divulges
  • double-crosses
  • drawls
  • enunciates
  • eulogies
  • exchanges
  • expatiates
  • expounds
  • filibusters
  • finks
  • fora
  • formulates
  • formulizes
  • forums
  • gab
  • gabbles
  • gabfests
  • gabs
  • gases
  • gasps
  • gasses
  • gets off
  • give-and-takes
  • gives
  • gives away
  • gossip
  • gossips
  • happy talk
  • harangues
  • hints
  • holds forth
  • homilies
  • implies
  • informs
  • insinuates
  • intimates
  • jabbers
  • jangle
  • jaws
  • keynote addresses
  • keynote speeches
  • kibbitzes
  • kibitzes
  • lectures
  • lets on
  • lips
  • looks
  • meetings
  • monologs
  • monologues
  • mouths
  • murmurs
  • natters
  • negotiations
  • orates
  • orations
  • palavers
  • panegyrics
  • parleys
  • passes
  • patter
  • patters
  • perorations
  • phrases
  • pitches
  • pontificates
  • posts
  • pourparlers
  • prates
  • prattles
  • presentations
  • proclaims
  • promulgates
  • publicizes
  • publishes
  • purrs
  • puts
  • puts into words
  • rants
  • raps
  • rattles
  • recites
  • remarks
  • reports
  • reveals
  • round tables
  • roundtables
  • rumors
  • runs on
  • salutatories
  • says
  • schmoozes
  • seminars
  • sermonizes
  • sermons
  • shares
  • shmoozes
  • shoots
  • shoots the breeze
  • shouts
  • sings
  • skull practices
  • skull sessions
  • small talk
  • snarls
  • snitches
  • soliloquies
  • soliloquizes
  • sounds
  • speaks
  • speeches
  • spiels
  • spills
  • spills the beans
  • splutters
  • spouts
  • squeaks
  • squeals
  • states
  • suggests
  • symposia
  • symposiums
  • table talk
  • takes the floor
  • talkathons
  • talks a blue streak
  • tattles
  • tells
  • tirades
  • tributes
  • turns in
  • twitters
  • two-times
  • utters
  • ventilates
  • vents
  • verbalizes
  • visits
  • vocalizes
  • voices
  • wags
  • whispers
  • words
  • yacks
  • yaks
  • yammers
  • yaps

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