The body

Synonyms for breathe

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 5, Summit · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 5, SummitThe body

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

I can breathe better when the air is clean.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

respire

Same sentence, swapped: I can respire better when the air is clean.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for breathe as it is used in the sentence above.

rest
emit
practice

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hiccupverbhiccoughbreathe spasmodically, and make a soundSummitHas a reason line easeverb, nouncomfortlessen pain or discomfortFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line exerciseverb, nounworkgive a workout toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line exudeverboozerelease (a liquid) in drops or small quantitiesHigh Camp sylvanadjectivesilvanrelating to or characteristic of wooded regionsSummit talladjectivemarveloustoo improbable to admit of beliefTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line tangibleadjectivetouchableperceptible by the senses especially the sense of touchSummit tensionnountensenessthe physical condition of being stretched or strainedSummitHas a reason line

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