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

With its cobblestone streets and charming old port center, the pace of life here is dictated more by cool summer breezes than busy summer schedules. — Josh Roberts, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

With her long brown hair blowing in the ocean breeze, Hurley stood with her arms outstretched, holding up a black-and-blue tie-dye beach towel. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

That’s one of the things in the poem that’s breezed over—the way in which the crew ends up getting killed one by one, despite his leadership. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 24 July 2026

Phillips then struck out Christian Vazquez and Pena to strand two runners in scoring position and breezed through the third and fourth. — Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Phrases Containing breeze

• in a breeze
• sea breeze
• shoot the breeze