Synonyms of breach

breach 1 of 2

noun

ˈbrēch 

1

as in violation

a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation

the president's deliberate misstatements were widely seen as a breach of the public trust

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violation
• infringement
• contravention
• trespass
• infraction
• transgression
• offense
• misconduct
• misdemeanor
• disregard
• ignoring
• sin
• invasion
• misfeasance
• intrusion
• forgetting
• neglect
• wrong
• encroachment
• delinquency
• nonobservance
• overlooking
• misprision
• dereliction

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• observance
• respecting
• noninfringement
• upholding

2

as in crime

a breaking of a moral or legal code

cheating on the exam was a serious breach of the military academy's honor code

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violation
• crime
• sin
• trespass
• felony
• wrongdoing
• debt
• transgression
• error
• misdeed
• sinfulness
• offense
• lawbreaking
• misdoing
• infringement
• misconduct
• malefaction
• misfeasance
• misdemeanor
• hate crime
• abuse
• fault
• corruption
• foible
• break
• criminality
• illegality
• bias crime
• unlawfulness
• immorality
• wickedness
• vice
• iniquity
• peccadillo
• licentiousness
• depravity
• lawlessness
• debauchery
• downfall
• fall
• iniquitousness
• descent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocence
• virtue
• morality
• blamelessness
• righteousness
• impeccability
• goodness
• noncrime
• guiltlessness
• faultlessness
• virtuousness
• irreproachability

3

as in gap

an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)

the cat got out of the yard through a breach in the hedge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gap
• hole
• crevice
• rift
• opening
• void
• crack
• interval
• break
• discontinuity
• fissure
• rent
• separation
• gulf
• hiatus
• interstice
• cleft
• slit
• split
• cavity
• fracture
• rupture
• chasm
• slot
• pore
• aperture
• orifice
• cranny
• abyss
• notch
• chink
• severance
• interspace
• sundering
• gape

breach

2 of 2

verb

as in to violate

to fail to keep

a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violate
• break
• contravene
• transgress
• fracture
• infringe (on or upon)
• offend
• disobey
• ignore
• disregard
• traduce
• neglect
• blow off
• pass over
• rebel
• flout
• slight
• tune out
• brush (off)
• overlook
• resist
• dismiss
• withstand
• scorn
• defy
• shrug off
• wink (at)
• overpass
• pooh-pooh

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• follow
• conform (to)
• comply (with)
• obey
• observe
• serve
• mind
• submit (to)
• yield (to)
• notice
• hear
• listen (to)
• regard
• mark
• surrender (to)
• attend
• defer (to)
• note
• watch
• heed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of breach

Noun

Summary Artist social network Cara, designed to shield work from AI training, has endured its third data breach in ten days. — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

The lawsuit accuses Wendy's of strict product liability, negligence, and breach of warranty. — Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026

Verb

In an affidavit cited by the Dallas Morning News last month, Howard said Wirskye considered the agreement breached after Howard mentioned during opening statements that Anthony was in the chess club, straying beyond the events under the tent. — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Israel said Syria was on the verge of breaching a security understanding by allowing Turkish troops to deploy there, while Ankara rejected Israel’s account. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026