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

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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

Winds from the northeast will continue to whip up the waves on the coast and pass the breeze inland on Friday while rain chances are low with highs in the low to mid 80s across Central Florida, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

The cherry on top is the full-size mirror that makes touch-ups a breeze. — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026

Verb

The Edmonton Oilers breezed through the preseason with four victories, then promptly lost the first game of the regular season against the Vancouver Canucks. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

And when country-pop star Skylar Stone (Sadie Dickerson) breezes into their rugged mountain town, the heat gets turned way up in this romantic family drama. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing breeze

• in a breeze
• sea breeze
• shoot the breeze