GIVING AIR TO Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

giving air to

phrase

present participle of give air to

as in expressing

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) He gave air to his concerns about the proposal.

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expressing
voicing
giving
putting forth
stating
announcing
airing
looking
ventilating
writing
sounding
venting
expounding
raising
saying
writing up
speaking out
describing
speaking up
advertising
publishing
conveying
proclaiming
declaring
circulating
broadcasting
disseminating
sounding off
putting over
chiming in
offering
submitting
putting across
enouncing
communicating
enunciating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

suppressing
restricting
restraining
stifling
censoring

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putting forth

Phrase

Instead of putting forth a starter, Los Angeles opted for a bullpen game, which the A’s capitalized on.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of putting forth

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