Synonyms of breezes

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noun

plural of breeze

1

as in puffs

a slight or gentle movement of air

a warm spring breeze ruffled our hair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puffs
• breaths
• zephyrs
• winds
• airs
• blows
• wafts
• gales
• currents
• whiffs
• sea breezes
• westerlies
• flurries
• drafts
• tornadoes
• northers
• windstorms
• headwinds
• tempests
• airflows
• squalls
• blasts
• tailwinds
• northeasters
• northwesters
• southeasters
• southwesters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calms

2

as in picnics

something that is easy to do

that assignment will be a breeze

Synonyms & Similar Words

• picnics
• cakes
• roses
• snaps
• cream puffs
• walks in the park
• pieces of cake
• kid stuff
• cakewalks
• duck soup
• cinches
• child's play
• pushovers
• gimmes
• sitting ducks
• laughers
• walkaways
• no-brainers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pains
• chores
• headaches
• beasts
• murders
• labors
• killers
• bears
• stinkers
• horror shows
• troubles
• nuisances
• sticky wickets
• posers
• toughies
• brainteasers
• stumpers
• bothers

breezes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of breeze

1

as in flows

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

we breezed through the line for customs at the airport

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flows
• sails
• drifts
• glides
• cruises
• sweeps
• streams
• slips
• slides
• races
• flies
• speeds
• brushes
• rolls
• bowls
• coasts
• rushes
• whisks
• skims

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggles
• stumbles
• flounders
• shuffles
• trudges
• limps
• plods
• lumbers
• stamps
• toils
• labors
• stomps
• stumps
• tramps
• shambles

2

as in speeds

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

• speeds
• races
• flies
• rushes
• travels
• hurries
• trots
• scurries
• zips
• blows
• drives
• buzzes
• chases
• jumps
• runs
• tears
• blasts
• scoots
• darts
• rustles
• jogs
• whirls
• steps
• rips
• scuttles
• bowls
• dashes
• barrels
• motors
• jets
• hustles
• zooms
• cracks (on)
• rams
• blazes
• bustles
• hurtles
• courses
• shoots
• nips
• hastens
• bolts
• hurls
• whisks
• hares
• hies
• humps
• careers
• belts
• pelts
• bundles
• beats it
• rockets
• gallops
• steps on it
• bombs
• makes tracks
• careens
• highballs
• flits
• cannonballs
• hotfoots (it)
• shakes a leg
• gets a move on
• beetles
• sprints
• streaks
• scampers
• scuds
• whizzes
• accelerates
• stampedes
• quickens
• scuffles
• steps out
• overtakes
• outruns
• arrows
• catches up
• outpaces
• outstrips
• beelines
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creeps
• crawls
• lingers
• pokes
• lags
• hangs (around or out)
• drags
• pokes
• strolls
• loiters
• dawdles
• tarries
• saunters
• shuffles
• ambles
• dallies
• slows (down or up)
• plods
• lumbers
• dillydallies
• decelerates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of breezes

Noun

Pleasant ocean breezes, uninterrupted horizons, and the sense of pure seclusion create space for profound clarity and calm. — Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026

Hit the Rooftop at The Stray Dog Head straight for the rooftop at The Stray Dog, a long‑running New Buffalo favorite for American comfort food, cold brews, and lake breezes. — Amy Bizzarri, Midwest Living, 20 Aug. 2026

Once glass was more widely produced in the 19th century thanks to industrialization, architects began placing windows at either end of rooms to allow for cooling cross breezes. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

The sandy shores of Pawleys Island and Litchfield Beach are about 20 minutes away, but afternoons on the porch, appreciating the breezes that come in off the Winyah Bay and the connecting rivers, are just as peaceful. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

The Broderie Anglaise With a Transitional Jacket With fall’s cool breezes on the horizon, a transitional suede jacket brings depth—and texture—to everyone’s favorite nightie dress from Dôen. — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

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

Northerly breezes will knock the humidity levels down a bit with dewpoint temps in the mid-60s. — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

The region’s mild climate and coastal breezes encourage an effortless indoor-outdoor lifestyle. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

Even when the Delta breezes bring relief, some days the heat saps the appetite. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

And when country-pop star Skylar Stone (Dickerson) breezes into their rugged mountain town, the heat gets turned way up in this romantic family drama. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 July 2026

Instead, the film breezes past them. — Adam Frank, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

And when country-pop star Skylar Stone breezes into their rugged mountain town, the heat gets turned way up in this romantic family drama. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 11 May 2026

On a winter day, country singer-songwriter Megan Moroney breezes into the Manhattan bistro Frenchette wearing a tiger-print jacket with a matching dress and boots. — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026

Anderson breezes through monumental shifts from there — Perfidia’s deepening romantic relationship with Pat, her subsequent pregnancy and postpartum depression, the beginnings of a psychosexual dynamic with Lockjaw, the downfall of the French 75, and the splintering of the lives associated with it. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025

Potholes, sinkholes a recurring issue along promenade Even on overcast autumn days, fishermen, cyclists and pedestrians make use of the waterfront breezes along the Shore Parkway Promenade. — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025

Its powered by an Intel Celeron dual-core chip with 4GB RAM, which breezes through docs, Zoom meets, or YouTube tabs. — PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025