Synonyms of brushes

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noun

plural of brush

as in encounters

a brief clash between enemies or rivals

the two advance parties had a brush, but no one was wounded

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encounters
• skirmishes
• fights
• scrapes
• arguments
• quarrels
• brawls
• run-ins
• spats
• battles
• tiffs
• hassles
• squabbles
• rows
• wrangles
• frays

brushes

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of brush

as in flows

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

a pop star brushing past a crowd of autograph seekers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

brushes

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of brush

as in kisses

to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing

spiderwebs brushed her cheek as she walked through the basement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kisses
• shaves
• touches
• nudges
• caresses
• strokes
• skims
• grazes
• scrapes
• contacts
• pats
• sweeps
• bumps
• misses
• swipes
• skips
• strikes
• rebounds
• glances
• pets
• cuddles
• loves
• bounces
• fondles
• skirts
• sideswipes
• ricochets
• caroms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hits
• knocks
• impacts
• slaps
• punches
• bangs
• clashes
• swipes
• bumps
• slams
• rams
• smashes
• impinges
• smacks
• crashes
• collides
• whacks
• thwacks
• bashes
• thuds