Synonyms of zephyr

zephyr

noun

ˈze-fər 

as in breeze

a slight or gentle movement of air

a summer zephyr gently stirred her hair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• breeze
• puff
• breath
• waft
• air
• wind
• gale
• blow
• whiff
• tempest
• sea breeze
• tornado
• current
• windstorm
• squall
• draft
• westerly
• norther
• airflow
• tailwind
• southeaster
• northeaster
• flurry
• headwind
• southwester
• northwester
• blast

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calm

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of zephyr

But even this state-of-the-art model couldn’t directly account for the subtle cumulative effects of clouds, which can span just meters and be shaped by even tinier zephyrs of air. — Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2026

Most summer days on the TMB are luxurious, with zephyrs rustling the pastures, blue skies, and great hiking temperatures. — Doug Mayer, Outside Online, 15 Feb. 2023

The third floor of the store is home to what is billed as the world’s largest collection of shirtings, with 6,000 types of poplins, batistes, zephyrs and voiles, and another room dedicated just to collars. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

The movements were more scene setting than story telling, with wafting, zephyr-like patterns from piano, the themes eliding wind to string voices in a delicate and tricky texture. — By Libby Hanssen, kansascity, 16 July 2017

Windsurfers lean into the prevailing southwestern zephyr at incredible speeds. — Dino Vournas, The Mercury News, 21 May 2017

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