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buzz

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of buzz

1 a communication by telephone
  • Give me a buzz when you decide.
Synonyms of buzz

call, ring
Words Related to buzz

callback, cold call, conference call, message, toll call, voice mail
2 a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion
  • The motor made a soft buzz.
Synonyms of buzz

burr, chirr, churr, drone, hum, purr, thrum, whir (also whirr), whiz (or whizz), zoom
Words Related to buzz

babble, coo, gasp, gurgle, hiss, moan, murmur, rustle, sigh, whisper

whish, zing, zip
Near Antonyms of buzz

bawl, howl, roar, scream, screech, shriek, squall, squeal, yelp, yell
3 information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
  • The buzz is that this movie will be the blockbuster of the summer.
Synonyms of buzz

dish, gossip, hearsay, report, rumor, scuttlebutt, talk, tattle, word
Words Related to buzz

tale, whisper, whispering

hint, intimation, rumbling

propaganda

dirt, scandal

buzz

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of buzz

1 to be copiously supplied
  • For months the area has been buzzing with rumors that a megacorporation plans to locate its headquarters here.
Synonyms of buzz

abound, brim, bristle, bulge, burst, bustle, crawl, hum, overflow, swarm, teem
Near Antonyms of buzz

lack, need, want
2 to proceed or move quickly
  • We've been buzzing around all morning getting ready for the meeting with the VIPs from the head office.
Synonyms of buzz

barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom
Words Related to buzz

dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle

stampede, streak, whiz (or whizz)

gallop, jog, sprint

accelerate, quicken, step out

catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake
Phrases Synonymous with buzz

beat it, get a move on, make tracks, shake a leg, step on it
Near Antonyms of buzz

dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry

amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll

decelerate, slow (down or up)
Antonyms of buzz

crawl, creep, poke
3 to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound
  • The little plane buzzed past the crowd.
Synonyms of buzz

bumble, burr, drone, hum, whir (also whirr), whish, whiz (or whizz), zip, zoom
Words Related to buzz

chirr, churr

thrum

fizz, hiss, murmur, purr, rustle, sigh, sizzle, swish, whisper

coo, curr

wheeze, whistle, whoosh

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