Synonyms of breached

breached

verb

past tense of breach

as in violated

to fail to keep

a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violated
• broke
• contravened
• transgressed
• fractured
• offended
• infringed (on or upon)
• traduced
• ignored
• disobeyed
• flouted
• disregarded
• rebelled
• neglected
• dismissed
• passed over
• overlooked
• resisted
• winked (at)
• brushed (off)
• blew off
• withstood
• slighted
• defied
• scorned
• tuned out
• overpassed
• shrugged off
• pooh-poohed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• followed
• observed
• served
• submitted (to)
• obeyed
• complied (with)
• heard
• yielded (to)
• marked
• noted
• conformed (to)
• regarded
• attended
• noticed
• surrendered (to)
• watched
• deferred (to)
• minded
• listened (to)
• heeded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of breached

Among the boundaries that have been breached, according to the new report, are carbon dioxide concentrations, which reached a record 426 parts per million (ppm) because fossil fuel burning had not decreased at nearly the needed pace. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026

Some fans had breached one of the entrances without paying, leading security to shut down the entire Stadium. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

France's fiscal position is in focus after the OAT-Bund spread, a measurement of France's borrowing costs over Germany's used to gauge investor risk perception, breached the psychological threshold of 100 basis points on Friday. — Sean Conlon,jenni Reid,justina Lee,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

In another incident that gave Europe a headache, officials suggested Russia was behind a drone that breached Lithuania’s airspace earlier this month. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026

Citing an unnamed crew member, Mehr alleged hackers breached the engine room, reducing engine cooling flow, increasing engine speed and interfering with fuel systems. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

China has breached hospitals in Taiwan, power grids in India, and telecommunications networks in Singapore. — Anne Neuberger, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2026

This may be a reference to July's Hugging Face attack, where 700 OpenAI agents breached the security of the open-source AI platform, making 17,000 separate actions, according to the forensic logs. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2026

Levees can be breached when water flows over the top during flooding. — Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026