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- when presented with the pile of files, the first thing he did was to break them down by month, order within the month, and region
Synonyms for break down
- assort,
- categorize,
- class,
- classify,
- codify,
- compartment,
- compartmentalize,
- digest,
- distinguish,
- distribute,
- grade,
- group,
- peg,
- place,
- range,
- rank,
- relegate,
- separate,
- sort,
- type
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- the enamel of a human tooth will begin to break down when exposed to sugar for too long
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- fall apart,
- go to seed
- (or run to seed)
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- if we break the problem down into what appear to be three aspects of it, we'll have a better chance of solving it
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- the computer finally broke down and had to be replaced
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- began to break down when he realized that he was on the verge of bankruptcy
Synonyms for break down
- break up,
- crack,
- flip (out)
- [slang],
- freak (out),
- melt down,
- wig (out)
- [slang]
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- the crew was breaking down the party tent when we arrived
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- firefighters had to break down the wall to rescue the kitten
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breakdown
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of breakdown (Entry 2 of 2)
- if you don't ease your workload, you're going to have a breakdown
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- the breakdown of the body was arrested by the embalming process
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- the boss wanted a detailed breakdown of the sales figures
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“Break down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/break%20down. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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