Synonyms of brakes

brakes 1 of 2

noun

plural of brake

as in bushes

a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush

built a small shelter in the brake to watch for deer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bushes
• groves
• woods
• forests
• coppices
• thickets
• copses
• chaparrals
• bosquets
• brushes
• brushwoods
• bosks
• tangles
• boscages
• canebrakes
• coverts
• jungles
• woodlands
• hedges
• scrubs
• stands
• brambles
• woodlots
• scrublands
• greenwoods
• wildwoods

brakes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of brake

as in slows

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

• slows
• decelerates
• stops
• retards
• inhibits
• slackens
• curbs
• hinders
• halts
• restrains
• reins
• impedes
• checks
• hampers
• obstructs
• handicaps
• holds back
• arrests
• foils
• encumbers
• sets back
• thwarts
• bottlenecks
• hobbles
• constrains
• ties up
• baffles
• frustrates
• holds up
• sabotages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speeds (up)
• accelerates
• rushes
• hastens
• drives
• quickens
• pushes
• spurs
• urges
• hurries
• propels
• encourages
• advances
• aids
• stirs
• steps up
• helps
• facilitates
• dispatches
• forwards
• goads
• eases
• furthers
• expedites

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brakes

Noun

According to the call log, a witness told police a vehicle was traveling at a high speed, suddenly hit the brakes and went off the roadway, down an embankment. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Hitting the brakes and handing control to the federal government just insures that China and other adversaries will leave us in the dust. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026

That support connection could become especially important in a vehicle where nobody can grab the steering wheel or hit the brakes. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Rohit then slammed on his brakes and fatally shot himself, according to investigators. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

But putting the brakes on fearful predictions and reclaiming agency over a useful tech tool may be just as important, some researchers say. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026

The Republican president spoke a day after Dario Amodei, CEO of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, said the industry should put the brakes on its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

Four seconds later, Shin said, the throttles were reduced to idle power and the landing gear brakes were reapplied. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026

Nor did Governor Shin Hyun Song rule out another tap of the brakes in the months ahead. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026