Synonyms & related words for emission

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of emission — including emanation, discharge. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to emission

Explore words related to emission — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include emitted, photoemission, emitting, vaporescence, emits, emissive, reradiate, emitters. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for emission

Common synonyms for emission include emanation, discharge — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does emission come from?

The word emission breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root miss-, from Latin mitto (“send”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.