Synonyms of breaching

breaching

verb

present participle of breach

as in violating

to fail to keep

a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violating
• breaking
• contravening
• transgressing
• offending
• fracturing
• infringing (on or upon)
• ignoring
• disobeying
• traducing
• flouting
• disregarding
• neglecting
• rebelling
• overlooking
• resisting
• dismissing
• brushing (off)
• scorning
• defying
• withstanding
• passing over
• slighting
• blowing off
• tuning out
• winking (at)
• overpassing
• shrugging off
• pooh-poohing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• following
• observing
• conforming (to)
• complying (with)
• obeying
• serving
• yielding (to)
• submitting (to)
• regarding
• marking
• minding
• hearing
• attending
• listening (to)
• watching
• noting
• noticing
• surrendering (to)
• deferring (to)
• heeding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of breaching

These giant humpbacks, a pod of them came up and around us and started breaching and started waving. — William Earl, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

On Monday, Zelenskyy accused the Russians of breaching the ceasefire. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

All cases involving people charged with breaching it have been put on hold pending the court’s ruling. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Temperature highs are in the high 80s with a couple areas breaching 90 degrees on the day, according to NWS Melbourne. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

City posted losses of almost £149m over two seasons, breaching the limit and failing FFP on the same day as PSG. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Leaders of India’s Cockroach Janta Party have been detained after breaching a security cordon to demand the resignation of the country’s election chief, who deleted 130 million names from voters’ lists. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

The more these three play together, the more the emotional register of their music keeps breaching into delight. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

But the execution was delayed once again when his attorneys filed a new lawsuit that accused the Georgia Attorney General’s Office of breaching an agreement made during the coronavirus pandemic. — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026