vent

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of VENT

to find emotional release for <vented her anger and then quickly calmed down>

Synonyms loose, release, unleash, vent

Related Words act out; air, express, state, ventilate, voice

Near Antonyms control, govern, handle, manage; bridle, check, constrain, contain, curb, hold back, pull in, quell, rein (in), restrain, smother, tame; allay, lull, quiet, soothe, still; choke, inhibit, muffle, pocket, repress, stifle, strangle, swallow

Antonyms bottle (up), repress, suppress

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) <vented his opinions freely and loudly at town meetings>

Synonyms air, expound, give, look, raise, sound, state, vent, ventilate, voice

Near Antonyms censor, restrain, restrict

Antonyms stifle, suppress

to throw or give off <a clothes dryer venting steam>

Synonyms cast, discharge, emanate, evolve, exhale, expel, expire [archaic], give out, irradiate, issue, radiate, release, send (out), shoot, throw out, vent

Related Words eliminate, evacuate, excrete, exude, ooze, secrete; eject, erupt, gush, jet, outpour, pour, spew, spout, spray, spurt, squirt

Near Antonyms absorb, inhale, soak (up), sponge, suck (up), take up

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