VENTS Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of vent

as in unleashes

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

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as in voices

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

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as in radiates

to throw or give off a clothes dryer venting steam

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vents

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noun

plural of vent

as in outlets

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Recent Examples of vents

Verb

If a friend vents loudly, listen first and encourage calmer options before weighing in. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026 Back at home, Valerie vents to Mark about the tough position she’s been put in. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 May 2026 His goodbye with Jimmy goes poorly, turning into a heated argument where Jimmy vents his frustration and hurt, feeling shut out and unappreciated by Paul. — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026 My mom vents to me, my aunt asks me to intervene, and my grandmother just wants peace. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026 At first, Maia vents her frustrations with her attention-seeking friend. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025

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The church unleashes a campaign—online and onsite—demanding the family’s religious freedom, and the most fervent outcry and mobilization come from the political far right.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026
Then Digory accidentally unleashes the evil empress Jadis (Emma Mackey, who played Physicist Barbie in Barbie) from a sleeping spell, and chaos breaks out.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of unleashes

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For Peyton Elizabeth Lee, who voices the lead character Prue, alongside actors like Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Angela Bassett, Jake Johnson, and Jacob Tremblay, that experience was quite different.

— Bridget Arsenault, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
Larson headlined the Apple TV+’s Lessons in Chemistry, earning Emmy, SAG, Critics Choice, and Golden Globe nominations, and voices Rosalina in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of voices

Noun

Chmerkovskiy's post, which has been deleted, reportedly appeared to reference Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, according to multiple entertainment news outlets.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
The judge, Timothy Kelly, is expected to rule by then on whether to grant the news outlets a preliminary injunction, something that would prevent the White House from denying access on a longer term.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of outlets

Verb

And behind Vision’s back, Ultron ominously releases a carrier pigeon, sending a message to a mystery recipient.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Mazal Group and the Weingartens and Odeds have denied wrongdoing, and the settlement releases them from future liability for the allegations in the case.

— Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of releases

Verb

At its core, gifting expresses human relationships, and receiving an item specifically chosen from a personal wish list delivers a far better experience than a surprise generated by an algorithm.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Anyone who expresses admiration, positivity, or sympathy for Art of Play is getting attacked by trolls.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of expresses

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High on mushrooms and his own unmoored ego, Lee’s not-quite-acceptance speech casts our protagonist as far from the heroic spotlight as anyone literally standing in one can get.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Before observatories such as Greenwich, humans used sundials — essentially a stick in the ground that casts shadows as the sun moves overhead.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of casts

Noun

To get to the bottom of the mystery of the article’s spurious dating, Cade and a team of researchers from around the globe sifted through historic reports and observations of geomagnetic activity to set the record straight.

— Mike McRae October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
And, based on my observations, some platform algorithms have forced very specific types of creator content formats, producing a formulaic product.

— William Daddi, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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