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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

brushwood, chaparral, coppice, copse, covert, thicket
Words Related to brake

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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
  • I braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us.
Synonyms of brake

decelerate, retard, slacken, slow
Words Related to brake

halt, stop

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, 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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