Synonyms of breeze

breeze 1 of 2

noun

ˈbrēz 

1

as in puff

a slight or gentle movement of air

a warm spring breeze ruffled our hair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puff
• breath
• zephyr
• wind
• blow
• air
• waft
• gale
• sea breeze
• whiff
• current
• westerly
• tornado
• flurry
• blast
• draft
• windstorm
• airflow
• tempest
• norther
• squall
• southeaster
• headwind
• tailwind
• northeaster
• northwester
• southwester

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calm

2

as in picnic

something that is easy to do

that assignment will be a breeze

Synonyms & Similar Words

• picnic
• roses
• cake
• nothing
• cinch
• snap
• cakewalk
• cream puff
• walk in the park
• piece of cake
• kid stuff
• duck soup
• pushover
• child's play
• no-brainer
• sitting duck
• gimme
• laugher
• walkaway

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• headache
• chore
• pain
• murder
• labor
• killer
• bear
• beast
• horror show
• stinker
• sticky wicket
• trouble
• nuisance
• bother
• poser
• toughie
• stumper
• brainteaser

breeze

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to flow

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

we breezed through the line for customs at the airport

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flow
• sail
• drift
• glide
• sweep
• brush
• coast
• slide
• cruise
• slip
• stream
• fly
• race
• roll
• speed
• rush
• whisk
• skim
• bowl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggle
• limp
• flounder
• stumble
• trudge
• shuffle
• lumber
• stamp
• plod
• labor
• tramp
• stomp
• toil
• stump
• shamble

2

as in to speed

to proceed or move quickly

the doctor breezed past the people in the waiting room, apparently on his way to an emergency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speed
• fly
• hurry
• race
• rush
• travel
• drive
• trot
• scurry
• zip
• blow
• buzz
• jump
• chase
• run
• scoot
• blast
• dart
• dash
• step
• scuttle
• tear
• whirl
• jog
• shoot
• rip
• rustle
• bolt
• motor
• course
• ram
• zoom
• crack (on)
• bowl
• jet
• hustle
• rocket
• bundle
• belt
• whisk
• barrel
• hurl
• blaze
• hurtle
• bustle
• nip
• beat it
• career
• hump
• hasten
• hare
• get a move on
• step on it
• gallop
• pelt
• hie
• bomb
• make tracks
• highball
• shake a leg
• careen
• flit
• cannonball
• hotfoot (it)
• scamper
• streak
• whiz
• sprint
• accelerate
• beetle
• stampede
• step out
• scud
• scuffle
• catch up
• overtake
• quicken
• outrun
• arrow
• outpace
• outstrip
• beeline
• fast-forward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creep
• drag
• crawl
• hang (around or out)
• poke
• linger
• lag
• stroll
• poke
• dawdle
• loiter
• shuffle
• tarry
• saunter
• amble
• slow (down or up)
• lumber
• dillydally
• plod
• decelerate
• dally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of breeze

Noun

The ball floated over the Napoli defence, a leaf on the breeze. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Now, thanks to a joint install with a friend, the light fixture hangs in the laundry area between the bedroom and bathroom, occasionally catching a cross breeze but mostly serving as decoration. — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

The $110 billion mega-deal breezed through regulatory review before hitting a major barrier in July, when the Writers Guild of America and 12 state attorneys general filed an antitrust lawsuit. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Even when Corsini occasionally trusts his audience a little too much, breezing past visual clues that are easy to miss while lingering too long on a second-act monologue about the purpose of art, that confidence is largely earned. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026

Phrases Containing breeze

• in a breeze
• sea breeze
• shoot the breeze