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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buzzes

Noun

Go to Settings > Apps > Phone and toggle Haptics off to stop those subtle buzzes that can feel like extra notifications. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025

About halfway through our interview, Uchis’ phone buzzes. —Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025

Verb

Niantic, a village within the town of East Lyme in southeastern Connecticut, buzzes with local energy. —Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026

An Israeli drone buzzes over a sea of debris in northern Gaza, where homes were turned into mass graves. —Anas Baba, NPR, 6 May 2026

This arid hellworld doesn’t seem like a place where creativity would flourish, but the music buzzes with it. —Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026

Meanwhile, the boarding house buzzes around him. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026

Joe is lording over his fiefdom from his den, designed in perfect Don Corleone-chic decor, when his fax machine buzzes to life. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026

An alarm that chimes instead of buzzes. —Stephen Watson, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026

The 15 seconds is displayed on the pitch clock, and umpires wear a communication device that buzzes when the clock strikes zero. —Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026

Amid the population boom, Folsom buzzes with a new vibrancy, as its historic Gold Rush-era downtown is thriving and its surrounding lakes and trails offer plenty of outdoor recreation — and the secret’s getting out. —Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026