ventilate

The word “ventilate” has 3 syllables: ven-ti-late

It's pronounced as /ˈvɛn.tɪ.leɪt/


What is synonym and antonym for ventilate?

In the thesaurus, “ventilate” has 57 synonyms and 11 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for ventilate

  • advertise
  • air
  • announce
  • bring into the open
  • bring up
  • broach
  • broadcast
  • chime in
  • circulate
  • communicate
  • convey
  • debate
  • declare
  • deliberate
  • describe
  • discourse
  • discuss
  • disseminate
  • enounce
  • enunciate
  • examine
  • expound
  • express
  • free
  • give
  • give air to
  • go into
  • introduce
  • look
  • moot
  • offer
  • proclaim
  • publish
  • put
  • put across
  • put forth
  • put over
  • raise
  • say
  • scrutinize
  • sift
  • sound
  • sound off
  • speak out
  • speak up
  • state
  • submit
  • take up
  • talk about
  • talk of
  • talk over
  • thresh out
  • vent
  • verbalize
  • voice
  • write
  • write up

Antonyms for ventilate

  • be quiet
  • censor
  • close
  • close up
  • hide
  • hold
  • restrain
  • restrict
  • stifle
  • suppress
  • take

Meanings of ventilate

  • verb
    1. To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
    2. To circulate air through a building, etc.
    3. To provide with a vent.
    4. To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.
    5. To expose something to public examination or discussion.
    6. To provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient.
    7. To shoot with a firearm; to pierce with bullets.

Example Sentences

  • It's important to ventilate the room to improve air circulation.
  • The doctor advised him to ventilate his lungs by doing breathing exercises.
  • The teacher opened the windows to ventilate the classroom during the heatwave.
  • After cooking, she opened the kitchen window to ventilate the room and remove the smell.
  • The building's air conditioning system was designed to ventilate the large conference hall efficiently.

On this page you'll find 68 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ventilate, such as: advertise, air, announce, be quiet, bring into the open, bring up, broach.

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

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  • ventilates
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  • writes
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was out of breath

  • asphyxiated
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cool

  • A-OK
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  • unagitated
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  • ventilate
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  • well-adjusted
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  • wintery
  • wintry
  • with-it
  • withdrawn
  • wizard
  • wonderful
  • zone out

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