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break
Synonyms and Antonyms of break
1
a momentary halt in an activity
2
a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended
3
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
breach, discontinuity, gap, gulf, hiatus, hole, interstice, interval, opening, rent, rift, separation, void
4
a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place
5
an unexpected benefit or advantage resulting from the uncertain course of events
stroke of luck
6
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
break
Synonyms and Antonyms of break
1
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
doctor, fix, heal, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair
2
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
have done with, put the kibosh on
3
to bring to a lower grade or rank
4
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language
5
to come to a temporary halt in one's activity
catch one's breath, hold one's horses
6
to cut into and turn over the sod of (a piece of land) using a bladed implement
7
to fail to keep
defer (to), serve, submit (to), surrender (to), yield (to)
attend, hear, heed, listen (to), mark, note, notice, regard, watch
8
to find an answer for through reasoning
9
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
deteriorate, enervate, enfeeble, undermine, weaken
erode, scour, wash out, wear (away)
disable, hamstring, lame, maim, mangle, mutilate, torment, torture
annihilate, bang up, bash, batter, clobber, crush, dash, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, do in, pulverize, raze, ruin, scourge, shatter, smash, tear down, total, waste, wipe out, wreck
doctor, fix, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair, revamp
10
to stop functioning
break down, conk (out), crash, cut out, die, fail, give out, stall
11
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
beat a retreat, beat it, make tracks, turn tail
12
to use up all the physical energy of
wear to a frazzle
13
to become known
14
to cause to lose oneʼs fortune and become unable to pay oneʼs debts
15
to come into existence
16
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
17
to diminish the price or value of
18
to go beyond the limit of
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