Synonyms of breezes

breezes 1 of 2

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

In summer, lake breezes, live entertainment and unobstructed waterfront views make a visit to Navy Pier well worth the trip. — Taryn White, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Aruba White-sand beaches blessed with near-constant breezes, a plethora of resorts at all price points, and a uniquely cosmopolitan culture made up of more than 100 nationalities make this Dutch Caribbean territory another favorite. — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026

Whether the light coastal breezes offer a true defense or players tear up the dry turf, predicting the Champion Golfer of the Year won't be easy. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026

Short Dresses and Skirts Cruise ships and ocean breezes go hand in hand. — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 15 July 2026

Sunshine all day, cool breezes at night, board games after homemade feasts. — Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 5 July 2026

Coastal Southern California, conversely, is facing average wildfire potential, fire weather analysts say, thanks to monsoon breezes bringing damp air from the tropics. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Knicks celebrate Fresh-off-the-title darlings Deuce McBride and Tyler Kolek swap confetti for ocean breezes at Montauk’s hot spot Bounce Beach. — Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026

Outside, breezes help keep leaves dry and plant diseases at bay. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026

Verb

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

Wind is a recurring variable at Yokohama; breezes off Tokyo Bay can push approach shots. — Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025