BREAK OFF Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

break off

verb

Definition of break off

as in to stop

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end the judge broke off court proceedings until after lunch

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as in to end

to come to an end talks between the two sides broke off when one began making unreasonable demands

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Recent Examples of break off Authorities have also warned of potential further collapse around the glacier on Langtang Lirung mountain in Nepal, which cracked and broke off, triggering the August 26 landslide and flooding. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 The cockpit also broke off, and fuel from the aircraft ignited during the process. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 The mysterious glade is actually likely a piece of land that broke off from the reservoir’s shoreline as a result of record-high water levels this year. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026 Daniel Shugar, a geologist at the University of Calgary in Canada, tells Rolling Stone that much more than that piece of glacier broke off the mountain. — Thor Benson, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for break off

Recent Examples of Synonyms for break off

Verb

If these genes stop working, abnormal cells may survive and multiply.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2026
Forward progress of a grass fire in Marin County has been stopped at more than 300 acres, crews said.

— Brandon Downs, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of stop

Verb

Those efforts have included dispatching a senior envoy to discuss ending Iranian airline Mahan Air’s flights to Oman, according to a Treasury Department spokesperson.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Whole Foods is providing additional flowers, helping Petals with Promise reach even more people after the outdoor growing season ends.

— Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of end

Verb

Lara said decisions by Allstate in 2022 and State Farm in 2023 to cease writing new home insurance policies were considered signs of a market in crisis.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Sharma said the city would only end up paying for shortfalls if the Current ceased to exist and its properties went into foreclosure.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of cease

Verb

The Saudis and their allies have long struggled to contain the Houthis, and may be tempted to seek a diplomatic solution to halt attacks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Technical problems at a Federal Aviation Administration center in Philadelphia halted departures at New York-area airports Monday, disrupting hundreds of flights across the Northeast.

— Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of halt

Verb

Just last month, a catastrophic glacier collapse and flood in Nepal killed more than 1,300 people and left thousands missing, with scientists concluding that climate change made the conditions behind the disaster more likely.

— Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
But every season thus far — not only including but especially this one — has concluded as a perverse, whack, and certainly damning portrait of American war games in an era of steep imperial decline.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of conclude

Verb

Kingsolver cut off her waist-length hair and started wearing combat boots and an Army overcoat.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Now their campaign appears to be entering a new phase, with a major offensive aimed at cutting off government forces in a central part of Yemen.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026