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

Ylang-ylang and coconut are carried along on a salty breeze, with a clean-smelling musk drydown. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 18 July 2026

The rooftop offers a counterpoint—a setting where visitors can reconnect with their senses through elements like shade, the breeze, and seasonal plantings. — Oset Babür-Winter, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026

Verb

Customers are met curbside at the airport, assisted with luggage and breezed through security. — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 21 July 2026

France were the joint-highest scorers in the group stage (10 goals, level with Germany and the Netherlands), secured maximum points from games against Senegal, Iraq and Norway, and then breezed past Sweden in the round of 32. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Phrases Containing breeze

• in a breeze
• sea breeze
• shoot the breeze