Synonyms of buzzes

buzzes 1 of 2

noun

plural of buzz

1

as in calls

a communication by telephone

give me a buzz when you decide

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calls
• messages
• rings
• toll calls
• conference calls
• callbacks
• cold calls
• voice mails

2

as in hums

a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion

the motor made a soft buzz

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hums
• purrs
• whispers
• rustles
• whirrs
• drones
• whirs
• thrums
• zooms
• sighs
• burrs
• chirrs
• murmurs
• whizzes
• moans
• gasps
• churrs
• babbles
• gurgles
• zings
• hisses
• coos
• susurrations
• suspirations
• zips
• susurruses
• whishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• screams
• shrieks
• yells
• roars
• squeals
• screeches
• howls
• yelps
• squalls
• bawls

3

as in rages

a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time

longer hairstyles are the buzz this season

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rages
• crazes
• trends
• enthusiasms
• vogues
• styles
• tons
• modes
• fads
• last words
• sensations
• fashions
• flavors
• chics
• hot tickets
• dernier cris
• passions
• fusses
• crushes
• new waves
• fervors
• novelties
• infatuations
• movements
• crusades
• furors
• nine day wonders
• to-dos
• uproars
• cults
• nine days' wonders
• whims
• wrinkles
• caprices
• fancies
• bandwagons
• hullabaloos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• standards
• classics

buzzes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of buzz

1

as in bursts

to be copiously supplied

for months the area has been buzzing with rumors that a megacorporation plans to locate its headquarters here

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bursts
• hums
• bulges
• abounds
• teems
• brims
• crawls
• bristles
• overflows
• swarms
• bustles
• pullulates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• needs
• wants
• lacks

2

as in scurries

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in zips

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound

the little plane buzzed past the crowd

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hums
• zips
• whirrs
• whispers
• whirs
• zooms
• whizzes
• whistles
• drones
• burrs
• hisses
• bumbles
• purrs
• sighs
• thrums
• rustles
• fizzes
• whishes
• murmurs
• coos
• sizzles
• swishes
• wheezes
• whooshes
• chirrs
• churrs
• currs