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broken free
phrase
past participle of break free
Synonyms & Antonyms of broken free
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
- The hostages managed to break free before anyone got hurt.
Synonyms for broken free
- absconded,
- broken out (of),
- cleared out,
- escaped,
- fled,
- flown,
- got out
- (or gotten out),
- lammed,
- run away,
- run off
Words Related to broken free
- decamped,
- departed,
- eloped,
- exited,
- gone,
- left,
- moved,
- pulled out,
- quit
- (also quitted),
- sallied (forth),
- shoved (off),
- taken off,
- walked out
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“Broken free.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broken%20free. Accessed 29 Jan. 2022.
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