Synonyms of breaches

breaches 1 of 2

noun

plural of breach

1

as in infringements

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

• infringements
• violations
• infractions
• contraventions
• transgressions
• trespasses
• offenses
• intrusions
• misdemeanors
• delinquencies
• sins
• wrongs
• disregards
• invasions
• encroachments
• misfeasances
• misprisions
• misconducts
• derelictions
• neglects
• nonobservances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• observances
• noninfringements

2

as in violations

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

• violations
• crimes
• sins
• felonies
• trespasses
• wrongdoings
• errors
• transgressions
• misdeeds
• debts
• offenses
• misdoings
• malefactions
• infringements
• lawbreakings
• corruptions
• misconducts
• abuses
• misdemeanors
• hate crimes
• foibles
• faults
• bias crimes
• misfeasances
• peccadilloes
• illegalities
• immoralities
• iniquities
• vices
• depravities
• breaks
• falls
• debaucheries
• criminalities
• downfalls
• descents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noncrimes
• innocences
• moralities
• impeccabilities
• virtues
• irreproachabilities

3

as in gaps

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

• gaps
• holes
• crevices
• cracks
• voids
• rifts
• intervals
• openings
• fissures
• rents
• discontinuities
• interstices
• breaks
• separations
• clefts
• hiatuses
• slits
• gulfs
• fractures
• cavities
• pores
• crannies
• slots
• splits
• chinks
• interspaces
• ruptures
• apertures
• chasms
• orifices
• notches
• abysses
• gapes
• severances

breaches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of breach

as in violates

to fail to keep

a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violates
• breaks
• contravenes
• fractures
• transgresses
• offends
• infringes (on or upon)
• ignores
• disobeys
• traduces
• rebels
• flouts
• passes over
• disregards
• neglects
• blows off
• brushes (off)
• overlooks
• slights
• resists
• scorns
• dismisses
• winks (at)
• shrugs off
• defies
• tunes out
• withstands
• overpasses
• pooh-poohs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• follows
• conforms (to)
• minds
• obeys
• observes
• yields (to)
• complies (with)
• submits (to)
• serves
• notices
• marks
• regards
• surrenders (to)
• listens (to)
• defers (to)
• hears
• notes
• watches
• attends
• heeds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of breaches

Noun

While Saudi and Emirati investigators have yet to confirm many details from the incident, the initial accounts point to significant security breaches. — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

But with the concerns surrounding high-profile security breaches escalating, and public sentiment toward AI companies turning decidedly sour heading into the November midterm elections, calls for regulation are only likely to grow louder. — Ari Levy, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Real information can appear in several databases or previous breaches. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

The Premier League has found Manchester City guilty of all of the charges related to serious breaches of the league’s financial rules. — David Close, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

After a weekend of alarming headlines about AI mishaps, public sector breaches, and agents gaining unauthorized access to outside systems, tech and AI CEOs are descending on Washington yet again this week. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Those security breaches prompted warnings from some of most powerful executives in the artificial intelligence industry, who cautioned of a grave threat posed by the technology and called for a slowdown in AI development. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

However, neither was enacted knowing the scope of future data breaches, personal data hacks and Al. — Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

Organizations remain concerned about ransomware, downtime, data breaches and cloud misconfigurations. — Nick Rogers, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Verb

Risk and liability Matt Maher, founder of M7 Innovations and a consortium partner with MIT Media Lab, asked who is liable when an AI agent breaches a contract or causes other harm. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

OpenAI announcing that its upcoming AI model, dubbed Astra, breaches certain cybersecurity thresholds and will have throttled-back cyber capabilities when released. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

In a professional firm, a trader who breaches a limit does not reload at two in the morning. — Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

In April, the EU’s highest court ruled that Orbán-era legislation from 2021 that banned the availability of LGBTQ+ content to minors violates EU law and breaches a foundational treaty guaranteeing respect for human rights and equality. — Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

Wembanyama’s unorthodox combination of height and skill breaches our paradigms. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 9 May 2026

Gas breaches $6 a gallon in California. — Angela Cullen, Bloomberg, 30 Apr. 2026

Her filing says the renaming violates federal statutes, breaches the board’s fiduciary duties and contradicts the trust Congress created after Kennedy’s assassination. — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

When magma breaches the surface of the Earth, it’s usually called lava. — Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026