Synonyms of expiration
29 similar words · 2 opposite words
Another word for expiration is exhalation. Other synonyms of expiration are emission, demise, quietus, death and end. The opposite of expiration is inspiration.
Synonyms and similar words for expiration
nounThe act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
nounOther similar release of volatile matter.
nounThe last emission of breath; thus, synonym of death.
- demiseDeath; decease.
- quietusDeath.
- death
- end
- tomb literary
- celestial transfer slangThe act of dying; death.
- deceaseDeath, departure from life.
- decomposition
- dematerialization
- dirt nap slangA state of permanent rest; the state of death.
- doomDeath.
- exit euphemisticThe act of departing from life; death.
- fatalityDeath.
- liquidationThe action or process of abolishing or eliminating; the murder of dehumanized victims.
- mortality figurativelyDeath.
- passing
- repose
- sunset
- the big sleep
- crash
- downfall
- fall
- (the) bane
- (the) end
- defunction obsoleteDeath.
- sleep of the just dated, euphemisticA peaceful death or burial.
nounAny other (metaphorically comparable) cessation, extinction, or ending.
Opposite of expiration
nounThe act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
- inspirationThe drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the...
- inhalation
Meaning of expiration
- noun The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
- noun A single outward breath.
- noun Other similar release of volatile matter.
expiration in other languages
Questions about synonyms of expiration
- What is another word for expiration?
- Expiration has 29 synonyms on Word.ws, such as exhalation, emission, demise, quietus, death, end, tomb and celestial transfer.
- What is the opposite of expiration?
- The opposite of expiration is inspiration.
- What does expiration mean?
- Expiration means the act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
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