BREEZES Synonyms: 190 Similar and Opposite Words

breezes 1 of 2

noun

plural of breeze

as in puffs

a slight or gentle movement of air a warm spring breeze ruffled our hair

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as in picnics

something that is easy to do that assignment will be a breeze

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breezes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of breeze

as in flows

to move or proceed smoothly and readily we breezed through the line for customs at the airport

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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

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Noun

Outside, breezes help keep leaves dry and plant diseases at bay. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026 Summer’s in full swing, and sunny skies and warm breezes provide an ideal backdrop for backyard gatherings. — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 26 June 2026 The terrain is rocky, with vineyards clinging to steep limestone slopes, simultaneously warmed by the sun and cooled by salty Adriatic breezes. — Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 Clear, blue skies and mild breezes are once again enveloping the Pharmalot campus, where the official mascots are happily snoozing in their respective corners. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 25 June 2026 Altitudes range between 1,332 and 1,400 feet, offering cool breezes at night that allow the grapes to reach phenolic maturity. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 26 June 2026 Mediterranean breezes shape Picpoul de Pinet differently than the higher elevations of Terrasses du Larzac influence structured red blends. — Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 27 June 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

Verb

Instead, the film breezes past them. — Adam Frank, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Wind is a recurring variable at Yokohama; breezes off Tokyo Bay can push approach shots. — Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 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 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 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for breezes

Noun

If the accretion disk puffs up in just the right way, the incoming gas can overwhelm the radiation pressure.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2026
Elevate your celebration sliders by serving them on cheese puffs instead of bread.

— Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

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Families gather for parades, picnics, concerts, carnivals, baseball, and fireworks.

— Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
In Texas, appreciating the process of patriotism Rodney Ellis will celebrate at picnics around his precinct in Houston with barbecue pork ribs and ice tea, and a heaping helping of worry about the nation's future.

— Susan Bence, NPR, 4 July 2026

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The Composer ties together all aspects of the factory (machines, conveyors, sensors, and logistics flows) into a unified simulation.

— Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
To balance the market next year, flows through the strait need only recover to 65% of their pre-conflict level.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of flows

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For example, in tenant onboarding, using AI to automatically auto-fill and email a 50-page PDF lease just speeds up the generation of a static, cumbersome document that still requires manual follow-ups.

— Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Frequent mowing keeps clippings small, preventing smothering and speeds up decomposition for reuse.

— Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 21 June 2026

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From sweet, dense cakes and buttery cookies to snappy, fresh salads and savory side dishes, these colorful root veggies are at home on any menu.

— Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
Dozens of people sat in lawn chairs in front of the big screen, cheering as the Bosnia and Herzegovina national anthem played, while others stood in a long line that stretched out of the front door to buy cakes, pastries and pitas.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

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Victory Cruise Lines, which sails on the Great Lakes, says 2026 bookings are up more than 20 percent for itineraries such as a 10-night trip that sails on all five Great Lakes.

— Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Star of the Seas still sails out of Port Canaveral, housing guests on what is tied for the title of world’s largest cruise ship.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026

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As is common with Enola Holmes films, zippy flashbacks and kicky montages illuminate what led up to all of this, but there’s an energy missing here, as the film races to get back into the present Maltese moment, which feels dire indeed.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
Anthropic has accused the Chinese firm Alibaba of launching the largest attack yet attempting to clone Claude, as China races to match the capabilities of Anthropic’s leading model following Mythos’ release and subsequent restriction from foreign markets.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2026

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