Synonyms of brakes

brakes 1 of 2

noun

plural of brake

as in bushes

a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush

built a small shelter in the brake to watch for deer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bushes
• groves
• woods
• forests
• coppices
• thickets
• copses
• chaparrals
• bosquets
• brushes
• brushwoods
• bosks
• tangles
• boscages
• canebrakes
• coverts
• jungles
• woodlands
• hedges
• scrubs
• stands
• brambles
• woodlots
• scrublands
• greenwoods
• wildwoods

brakes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of brake

as in slows

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

• slows
• decelerates
• stops
• retards
• inhibits
• slackens
• curbs
• hinders
• halts
• restrains
• reins
• impedes
• checks
• hampers
• obstructs
• handicaps
• holds back
• arrests
• foils
• encumbers
• sets back
• thwarts
• bottlenecks
• hobbles
• constrains
• ties up
• baffles
• frustrates
• holds up
• sabotages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speeds (up)
• accelerates
• rushes
• hastens
• drives
• quickens
• pushes
• spurs
• urges
• hurries
• propels
• encourages
• advances
• aids
• stirs
• steps up
• helps
• facilitates
• dispatches
• forwards
• goads
• eases
• furthers
• expedites

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brakes

Noun

Braking comes in the form of DOT hydraulic brakes with six-piston calipers and large 220-mm rotors. —New Atlas, 15 May 2026

Hydraulic disk brakes from Tektro provide plenty of stopping power. —ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026

If the two became untethered, it could be inferred that the bond market is signaling the Fed isn’t doing enough to cool the economy, and will need to pump the brakes. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 May 2026

Marner fought through the contact, hit the brakes, deked the puck around Dostál with a nifty move between his legs and potted the goal to give Vegas an early 1-0 lead. —Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 May 2026

An investigation of the car’s event data recorder found that Shirilla’s right foot was pressed to the accelerator’s full extent and that the brakes were never applied before impact, the Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said. —Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 15 May 2026

Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle. —Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026

Better brakes and new rack and pinion steering, instead of a crude recirculating ball setup, also sharpened the car’s handling. —Howard Walker, Robb Report, 13 May 2026

Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle. —Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026