BREAKS OFF Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

breaks off

verb

present tense third-person singular of break off

as in stops

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 ends

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 breaks off According to the reports, the malfunctions occurred during the ride's signature ‘tilt' portion, where the segment of track containing the ride vehicle breaks off completely and tilts forward 45 degrees before reconnecting to another piece of track at a 90-degree angle to the ground below. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 If the mouthpiece breaks off, try to remove it without digging into the skin. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026 That Sun team, led by Tina Charles, is beating the breaks off the Sparks. — Kiese Laymon, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026 Each one of those, in this quantum theory, breaks off into another block of cheese. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026 State officials compared the project to Boise’s Flying Wye, where the I-184 Connector breaks off from I-84 west of downtown Boise. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026 Mahama breaks off in exasperation. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025 The scene where ‘80s teen Marty McFly borrows a scooter from a bewildered ‘50s kid and breaks off the handles to make a skateboard is one of the film’s most iconic moments. — Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025 Second, the flowing glacier brings more ice forward to replace what breaks off, slowing the cliff’s inland retreat and making a chain reaction of cliff toppling less likely. — Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025

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Sterling that migrates from bank deposits into stablecoin reserves stops funding mortgages and business lending, and a fast-growing coin could pull deposits out of the banking system quicker than banks could adjust.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Staff would be expected to evacuate patients in the event of a major tremor, but the plan stops there, according to Bubenek.

— Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026

Definition of stops

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The real challenge is creating enough emotional engagement for audiences, buyers and decision-makers to continue thinking about a project after the meeting ends.

— E'Ian West, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Former general manager Raegan Pebley is already gone, meaning coach Lynne Roberts is next, probably fired the day after the season ends.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of ends

Verb

As the word ceases to mean a ceasing of fire, new terms have been coined.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
This is not only devastating because Aang appears fatally injured, but because if an Avatar dies in the Avatar State, the entire cycle of Avatar reincarnation ceases and the earth’s balance is forever lost.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Definition of ceases

Verb

Trump is reportedly weighing the new levies as a 10% temporary global tariff expires Friday.

— Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Greer signaled Tuesday that the administration is working on a new way to replace those broad levies, since its previous strategy to sustain them expires at the end of this week.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of expires

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If shipping through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea halts, the world could face more economic pain.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 July 2026
The robot immediately responds to the interruption and halts the operation, illustrating Unitree’s focus on continuous human-robot interaction and dynamic task adaptation.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of halts

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And somewhere in that arms race, the graduate who only wanted a place to learn sends her three hundredth application into a portal that will never answer, and quietly concludes that the reaching was the mistake.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Online pre-bidding concludes with a live, in-person auction for the Sanders memorabilia on Tuesday evening.

— Dylan Lovan, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of concludes

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If the referendum passes, Miami will join the vast majority of Miami-Dade cities that hold elections in even years.

— Tess Riski July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
The top perovskite layer is designed to absorb higher-energy sunlight, while the CIGS bottom layer captures the lower-energy light that passes through.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026