Don't brake suddenly.
Source: tatoeba (19631)
Brake
/bɹeɪk/
Synonyms for "brake" (138 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (41)
Related words (69)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: accelerator, arrest, auto, automobile, backpedal.
- Sentence evidence is available for brake, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, moby, wordnet, opengloss, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "brake".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "brake"
Keep "brake" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "brake" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "brake", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "brake" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
14 entriesMore specific
11 entriesdisc brakedrum brakeelectric brakeelectronic brakingemission brakingengine brakinggrowth brakinghydraulic brakehydraulic brakingpanic brakingregenerative brake
Collocations
10 entriesautomatic brakingbrake fluidbrake padbrake pedalbrake systembraking torquecar brakedisc brakeemergency brakingfriction braking
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
104 translations across 77 languages.
Afar
1 entries- faréen noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Albanian
1 entries- frenë noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Arabic
3 entries- فَرامل noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- فَرَمَلَة noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- مِكْبَح noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Armenian
1 entries- արգելակ noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- əyləc noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Basque
1 entries- galga noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Belarusian
3 entries- гальма́ч noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- гальмо́ noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- то́рмаз noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Bengali
1 entries- ব্রেক noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Bulgarian
1 entries- спира́чка noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Burmese
1 entries- ဘရိတ် noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Catalan
1 entries- fre noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎦᏅᏠᏍᏗ noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Chinese
1 entries- 跤擋 /跤挡 noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 逼力 noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 制動器 /制动器 noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- 剎車 /刹车 noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Czech
1 entries- brzda noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Danish
1 entries- bremse noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Dari
2 entries- بریک noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- ترمز noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Dutch
3 entries- rem noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- remmen noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- remmer noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Esperanto
2 entries- bremsilo noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- bremso noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Estonian
1 entries- pidur noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Faroese
1 entries- bremsa noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Finnish
1 entries- jarru noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
French
1 entries- frein noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Friulian
3 entries- fren noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- sierae noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- slaif noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Galician
2 entries- freo noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- trabán noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Georgian
1 entries- მუხრუჭი noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
German
1 entries- Bremse noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Greek
3 entries- πέδη noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- τροχοπέδη noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- φρένο noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Hebrew
1 entries- בלמים noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Hindi
1 entries- ब्रेक noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Hungarian
1 entries- fék noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Icelandic
1 entries- bremsa noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Ido
1 entries- freno noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Indonesian
1 entries- rem noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- ترمز noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Italian
1 entries- freno noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Japanese
2 entries- ブレーキ noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- 制動機 noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Kazakh
1 entries- тормез noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Khmer
2 entries- ហ្វ្រាំង noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- ហ្វ្រ័ង noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Korean
2 entries- 브레이크 noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- 제동기 noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- тормоз noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Lao
1 entries- ຫ້າມລໍ້ noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Latin
1 entries- sufflāmen noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Latvian
1 entries- bremze noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Lithuanian
1 entries- stabdys noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Macedonian
1 entries- кочница noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Malay
1 entries- brek noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Mongolian
1 entries- тоормос noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Māori
1 entries- pereki noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Norman
1 entries- chabot noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Norwegian
1 entries- brems noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Occitan
1 entries- fren noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Oromo
1 entries- fireenii noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Plautdietsch
2 entries- Brams noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- Bräk noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Polish
1 entries- hamulec noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Portuguese
2 entries- freio noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- travão noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Romanian
1 entries- frână noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Romansch
3 entries- fragn noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- frain noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- frein noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Russian
1 entries- то́рмоз noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- kočnica noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- кочница noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Slovak
1 entries- brzda noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Slovene
1 entries- zavora noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Spanish
3 entries- arretranca noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- breque noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- freno noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Swahili
1 entries- breki noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Swedish
1 entries- broms noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Tagalog
1 entries- preno noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Tajik
1 entries- тормоз noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Thai
1 entries- เบรก noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Turkish
2 entries- eğleç noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- fren noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Turkmen
1 entries- tormoz noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Ukrainian
1 entries- гальмо́ noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Urdu
1 entries- بریک noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Uyghur
1 entries- تورمۇز noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Uzbek
1 entries- tormoz noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Vietnamese
2 entries- phanh noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- thắng noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Welsh
2 entries- breciau noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- brêc noun (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
The Representative said he will put a brake on spending.
Source: tatoeba (25373)
Press the brake pedal to turn on your brake lights.
Source: tatoeba (34104)
The function of the brake is to stop the car.
Source: tatoeba (34105)
Showing 4 of 26 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "brake"?
Closest matches include accelerator, arrest, auto, automobile, backpedal.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "brake"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.