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brake

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of brake

a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush

built a small shelter in the brake to watch for deer

Synonyms of brake

boscage (also boskage), bosk (or bosque), bosquet, brushwood, chaparral, coppice, copse, covert, thicket

Words Related to brake

brush, bush, scrub, scrubland

bramble, jungle, tangle

grove, hedge, stand, woodlot

forest, greenwood, wildwood, wood, woodland

brake

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of brake

to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace

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

Synonyms of brake

decelerate, retard, slacken, slow

Words Related to brake

encumber, hamper, handicap, hinder, hobble, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, obstruct, set back, tie up

arrest, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrain

baffle, foil, frustrate, sabotage, thwart

Near Antonyms of brake

drive, encourage, goad, propel, push, spur, stir, urge

advance, aid, dispatch, ease, expedite, facilitate, forward, further, help

Antonyms of brake

accelerate, hasten, hurry, quicken, rush, speed (up), step up

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