Synonyms of brake

brake 1 of 2

noun

as in grove

a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush

built a small shelter in the brake to watch for deer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grove
• coppice
• forest
• boskage
• chaparral
• thicket
• wood
• brushwood
• copse
• bush
• tangle
• bosque
• brush
• boscage
• bosk
• jungle
• covert
• scrub
• bosquet
• woodland
• hedge
• stand
• canebrake
• bramble
• woodlot
• scrubland
• greenwood
• wildwood

brake

2 of 2

verb

as in to slow

to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace

braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slow
• decelerate
• inhibit
• retard
• stop
• slacken
• hinder
• restrain
• halt
• curb
• impede
• obstruct
• check
• set back
• hamper
• tie up
• hold back
• rein
• handicap
• thwart
• arrest
• encumber
• constrain
• foil
• bottleneck
• hold up
• hobble
• sabotage
• baffle
• frustrate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accelerate
• speed (up)
• rush
• hasten
• hurry
• step up
• push
• drive
• urge
• spur
• encourage
• stir
• quicken
• forward
• propel
• aid
• help
• facilitate
• expedite
• further
• advance
• ease
• goad
• dispatch

Examples of brake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

But Powell could offer hints about whether the Fed is hoping to merely remove the brakes from the economy through rate cuts or give it an accelerant. —Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024

Normal mode gives the driver a modicum more pep with the tradeoff of having to move your foot to the brake pedal to slow down, aping the feel of an internal combustion engine. —Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2024

Verb

Adjust your driving for conditions by slowing down and providing more space for braking. —Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024

On a recent summer night in central China, a couple on a motorcycle swerved in front of a driverless cab, forcing the vehicle to brake rapidly. —Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune Asia, 1 Aug. 2024