BREAK OFF WITH Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

break off (with)

verb

Definition of break off (with)

as in to leave

to end a usually intimate relationship with sincerely wants to break off with him without hurting his feelings

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Verb

Mercury retrograde in Scorpio leaves room for private reflection, too.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital in September, which her attorneys say probably did not enter her bloodstream correctly and instead pooled in her arms, leaving them burned and blistered.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of leave

Verb

Stocks rebounded to end a turbulent election week, which saw investors dumping companies tied to the artificial intelligence infrastructure build-out after Democrats flipped the House and Senate and some key gubernatorial seats.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Organizers staged demonstrations outside Tesla showrooms and urged investors to dump shares of the company’s stock.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of dump

Verb

Tim was way ahead of a huge trend in guitar playing — ditching physical, tube amps for digital modeling.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2026
Of course, Musk could simply do what many think is impossible — or at least economically infeasible — and ditch terrestrial AI instrastructure altogether.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of ditch

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The crisis capped a week of severe weather in which rain swamped dozens of homes in Utah and tornadoes blew off roofs, knocked trees onto houses and downed power lines in Arizona.

— MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Earlier in the week, tornadoes blew off roofs, knocked trees onto houses and downed power lines in Arizona.

— Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of blow off

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