VENTS Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

vents 1 of 2

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

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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 Troop follows a troop of boys who, while on their annual scout camping trip, encounter an intruder who unleashes something far more terrifying than any campfire ghost story.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
And Denise, rather than retreating from the action, unleashes a piercing battle cry and plunges into the mayhem head on.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of unleashes

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Bauza also voices both of the leads, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, in the last Looney Tunes feature, The Day the Earth Blew Up.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
Groff voices Kristoff, the endearing, odd ice miner who emerges as a surprising love interest for Anna in the first film.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of voices

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What gets prototyped there radiates into field trips, after-school programs and summer camps that reach thousands of children a year.

— Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Bieniemy radiates discipline and accountability and, of course, carries an intimate understanding of the offense and has Reid’s trust.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of radiates

Noun

Videos promoting the 30-30-30 metabolism protocol have racked up nearly 50 million views, and mainstream health outlets are weighing in on whether the viral morning routine actually delivers.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Some of the media outlets excluded from the G20 said the move is intended to evade public scrutiny.

— Kevin Breuninger,Jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of outlets

Verb

Linney’s Guardian tries to draw out some resentment from her new candidate, but John expresses (or feigns) sympathy for Hal, who was betrayed by his father figure Sinestro, an experience John likens to his own complicated upbringing.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Psalm 23, Biblical poem in the book of Psalms in the Hebrew Bible that expresses trust and confidence in God and his care.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of expresses

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Based on the Colleen Hoover novel, the psychological thriller casts Dakota Johnson as Lowen, a writer hired to finish the book series of Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway), a best-selling author left paralyzed after an accident.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Whether placed next to your vintage sofa or in a spare corner in your all-white bedroom, this dimmable bulb casts a wide arc of light from its nearly six-foot-tall bulb.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of casts

Noun

With surveying capabilities more than 1,000 times faster than the Hubble Space Telescope, Roman will capture fundamentally different scientific observations that can’t be done with either Hubble or the James Webb Space Telescope.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Those observations will inform an aspirational future mission — the Habitable Worlds Observatory, which aims to view Earth-like planets more than 1 billion times dimmer than their host stars.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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