BREAST Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈbrest

Definition of breast

as in heart

the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions deep in his breast, he knew that his father had a great love for him that did not need to be expressed in words

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verb

as in to face

to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage breasted the diagnosis of cancer with fortitude and optimism

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Recent Examples of breast

Noun

Butler also walked us through how to break down the bird ourselves—find the breastbone with your thumb, run the knife along the keel, and the breast comes away in one clean piece the color of a dark plum. — Heide Brandes, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026 Sara Jager, a pediatrician, veteran and triathlete, was 46 years old when she was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, a type of breast cancer. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Verb

Place the chicken in front of you, breast up, with the neck pointing away from you. — Peter Barrett, Outside Online, 9 June 2025 How can breast cancer support groups help patients and survivors? — Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for breast

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Noun

The sharpest character study lies in the potential recipient of Simon’s heart, a woman who has all but given up on having a future but then finds herself at the top of a transplant list, suddenly lucky enough to get a new life.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Ashley Padilla Padilla, who captured hearts as a star cast member of SNL this past year, made the room laugh with a toast full of jokes and references to her most notable sketches.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of heart

Verb

But the company’s stock has gone nowhere over the past two years, as Instacart struggled to find new paths to growth while facing increasing competition from Amazon and Walmart’s grocery-delivery offerings.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
Oversized windows invite the ocean into the rooms, especially in the sea-facing Janeiro Suite, where the bed, an enormous glass-box shower, and the freestanding bathtub all face the Atlantic.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of face

Noun

Against the backdrop of seemingly endless violence, artists banded together and dabbled in soul, disco, and jazz as a salve to their suffering.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
After Esther’s soul-searching decision to separate, the third season of the show, now streaming, tracks the fallout of their life apart.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of soul

Verb

Moreover, even robust Democratic majorities would need to confront the significant divisions that persist — and may be growing — in their ranks.

— Ron Elving, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
Orlando’s response to the displays at the Kia Center showed a willingness to confront hate.

— Linda Chapin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of confront

Noun

Sure—but for every duck-lipped influencer who simply must take 147 shots of herself holding a Honey Deuce while wrapped in the bosom of #suitelife, there’s another one out there delivering actual information and inspiration.

— Corey Seymour, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
The format translates to an energized intimacy, enhanced by months of workshopping the story together with the one professional actor, Reem Amer, seamlessly inserted in the family bosom.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026

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