Synonyms for

Brooks

Verb / brʊks / Another word for brooks — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Brooks is a noun that means a small stream or a creek.

Synonyms & similar words

stickout endure putup abide brook support vanwyckbrooks suffer digest bear creek stand stomach tolerate brooks stream creek rivulet runnel brooklet rill brook watercourse channel waterway gully drain ditch furrow canal conduit aqueduct pipe culvert sewer

Synonyms by register

Formal

allow permit tolerate endure

Informal

let go with stand for

Literary

suffer abide

Antonyms

hinder obstruct impede block prevent stop halt

Common collocations

  • brook no argument
  • brook no delay
  • brook no interference
  • brook no denial
  • brook no opposition
  • brook no nonsense
  • brook no further

Word family

verb brook

Usage note

Primarily used in the negative to mean 'to tolerate' or 'to allow'. It is a somewhat formal or dated term.

Example sentences

  1. I saw a frog jump into the brooks.
  2. The brooks was crystal clear.
  3. The brooks flowed gently through the meadow.
  4. The children loved to play in the brooks.
  5. We went on a hike and followed the brooks.

Quotes

  • The brooks laugh louder when I'm with you.
  • I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
  • I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.

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