Synonyms of brake

brake 1 of 2

noun

as in grove

a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush

built a small shelter in the brake to watch for deer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grove
• coppice
• forest
• boskage
• chaparral
• thicket
• wood
• brushwood
• copse
• bush
• tangle
• bosque
• brush
• boscage
• bosk
• jungle
• covert
• scrub
• bosquet
• woodland
• hedge
• stand
• canebrake
• bramble
• woodlot
• scrubland
• greenwood
• wildwood

brake

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verb

as in to slow

to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace

braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slow
• decelerate
• inhibit
• retard
• stop
• slacken
• hinder
• restrain
• halt
• curb
• impede
• obstruct
• check
• set back
• hamper
• tie up
• hold back
• rein
• handicap
• thwart
• arrest
• encumber
• constrain
• foil
• bottleneck
• hold up
• hobble
• sabotage
• baffle
• frustrate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accelerate
• speed (up)
• rush
• hasten
• hurry
• step up
• push
• drive
• urge
• spur
• encourage
• stir
• quicken
• forward
• propel
• aid
• help
• facilitate
• expedite
• further
• advance
• ease
• goad
• dispatch

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• accelerate
• speed (up)
• rush
• hasten
• hurry
• step up
• push
• drive
• urge
• spur
• encourage
• stir
• quicken
• forward
• propel
• aid
• help
• facilitate
• expedite
• further
• advance
• ease
• goad
• dispatch

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