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

Carbon-ceramic brakes are also standard here and reduce unsprung mass by nearly 60 pounds, while a new front splitter and rear spoiler aid high-speed stability. —Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 8 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, 7 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

Just last month, the majority of the commission had a change of heart and pumped the brakes on the plan over financing concerns. —Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026

Eldridge again set up the score, throwing on the brakes entering the offensive zone along the blue line and hitting a trailing Rattray with a pass. —Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026

Gilbert was off and running on contact and would’ve easily scored if Borg had waved him home, but Borg threw up the stop sign and Gilbert slammed on the brakes. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 May 2026

Some of the most powerful state attorneys general in the nation just got eclipsed by five regular citizens in a move to put the brakes on Paramount‘s merger with Warner Bros Discovery. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026

The problems began on April 4, when Schanuel was rounding third and had to quickly slam on the brakes. —Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026