breeze
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈbrēz 
1
a
: a light gentle wind
b
: a wind of from 4 to 31 miles (6 to 50 kilometers) an hour
2
: something easily done : cinch
breezeless
ˈbrēz-ləs
adjective breeze
2 of 3verb
breezed; breezing
intransitive verb
1
: to move swiftly and airily
breezed past the protesters
2
: to make progress quickly and easily
breezed through the exam
breezed to victory
breeze
3 of 3noun (2)
: residue from the making of coke or charcoal
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- air
- breath
- puff
- waft
- zephyr
Verb
- bowl
- brush
- coast
- cruise
- drift
- flow
- glide
- roll
- sail
- skim
- slide
- slip
- stream
- sweep
- whisk
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Example Sentences
Verb Look who just breezed in! He breezed past us without so much as a nod. She breezed through the test.
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
probably from Spanish brisa northeast wind
Noun (2)
probably modification of French braise cinders — more at braise
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1726, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing breeze
Kids Definition
breeze
noun
ˈbrēz
1
: a gentle wind
2
: something that is easy to do
The test was a breeze.
breezes 1 of 2
noun
1
as in puffs
a slight or gentle movement of air a warm spring breeze ruffled our hair Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- puffs
- zephyrs
- winds
- breaths
- wafts
- airs
- blows
- gales
- currents
- whiffs
- sea breezes
- westerlies
- flurries
- drafts
- northers
- windstorms
- tornadoes
- airflows
- tailwinds
- squalls
- tempests
- headwinds
- blasts
- tornados
- northeasters
- northwesters
- southeasters
- southwesters
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- calms
2
as in picnics
something that is easy to do that assignment will be a breeze Synonyms & Similar Words
- picnics
- roses
- cakes
- snaps
- cream puffs
- cakewalks
- kid stuff
- duck soup
- walks in the park
- pieces of cake
- child's play
- cinches
- gimmes
- pushovers
- sitting ducks
- laughers
- walkaways
- no-brainers
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- pains
- chores
- headaches
- beasts
- labors
- killers
- murders
- bears
- stinkers
- horror shows
- troubles
- nuisances
- sticky wickets
- toughies
- posers
- brainteasers
- stumpers
- bothers
breezes
2 of 2verb
1
as in flows
to move or proceed smoothly and readily we breezed through the line for customs at the airport Synonyms & Similar Words
- flows
- sails
- drifts
- sweeps
- coasts
- cruises
- streams
- glides
- flies
- speeds
- slips
- slides
- brushes
- rolls
- races
- bowls
- rushes
- whisks
- skims
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- struggles
- stumbles
- flounders
- shuffles
- trudges
- limps
- plods
- toils
- lumbers
- labors
- stamps
- stomps
- stumps
- tramps
- shambles
2
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
- speeds
- flies
- races
- travels
- rushes
- trots
- hurries
- blows
- scurries
- zips
- drives
- buzzes
- chases
- jumps
- runs
- blasts
- tears
- steps
- rustles
- scoots
- darts
- jogs
- whirls
- bowls
- scuttles
- rips
- dashes
- barrels
- motors
- hustles
- jets
- bustles
- rams
- blazes
- nips
- zooms
- bolts
- hurtles
- humps
- hares
- courses
- pelts
- shoots
- rockets
- bundles
- hies
- hastens
- cannonballs
- whisks
- highballs
- hurls
- belts
- careers
- beats it
- gallops
- bombs
- flits
- cracks (on)
- careens
- beetles
- makes tracks
- shakes a leg
- streaks
- steps on it
- hotfoots (it)
- scuds
- sprints
- gets a move on
- scampers
- scuffles
- whizzes
- accelerates
- stampedes
- quickens
- steps out
- arrows
- overtakes
- outruns
- catches up
- outpaces
- beelines
- outstrips
- fast-forwards
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- creeps
- lingers
- pokes
- crawls
- lags
- strolls
- drags
- hangs (around or out)
- pokes
- loiters
- saunters
- dawdles
- shuffles
- ambles
- tarries
- dallies
- slows (down or up)
- dillydallies
- plods
- lumbers
- decelerates