BROKEN OFF Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

broken off

verb

past participle of break off

as in stopped

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 ended

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 broken off Stuart Broad and Michael Atherton are on the microphones, while statistician Benedict Bermange has just broken off explaining how his very swish touchscreen scoring tablet works. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The pair have since broken off their engagement, according to the California Post. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Additionally, there were large branches broken off trees in the yard of a home. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 29 July 2026 The 'why' behind airline safety rules Local Greek media reported that a piece of the engine had broken off and that debris smashed the window, quickly decompressing the cabin, which led to part of Karović's body being sucked out of the window. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 14 July 2026 The window shade also appeared to have been almost entirely broken off . — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 At that point, Preston had divorced Gage and also broken off an engagement to fellow actor Charlie Sheen. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 22 May 2026 The top of the column was broken off by vandals several years ago. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026 Beijing has broken off communication with Taiwan’s government, and in recent years, started sending warplanes and warships closer to the island in almost daily drills. — ABC News, 11 May 2026

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Braden Turner and Ore Adeyi had interceptions, Robert Fitzgerald and Braydon Brus had fumble recoveries and the Northwestern defense stopped Colorado on all three of its fourth-down attempts.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The children left behind have not stopped being hungry, but the system that feeds them was built around a school calendar that runs out in June.

— Tim Grailer, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of stopped

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The escalation ended a 2022 ceasefire that largely ended fighting in Yemen's civil war, which started when the Houthis swept in from their mountainous heartland and seized much of northern and central Yemen, including Sanaa, 12 years ago.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
The conflict, which ended the following year, claimed over 100,000 lives and contributed to famine in the region.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of ended

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Kennedy boasted about the administration’s moves to downsize the childhood vaccination schedule and reshape a key vaccine advisory board — steps that have since been halted by a judge.

— Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Kennedy boasted about the administration's moves to downsize the childhood vaccination schedule and reshape a key vaccine advisory board -- steps that have since been halted by a judge.

— FATIMA HUSSEIN, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of halted

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

Definition of cut off

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The grand jury and Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath both concluded those allegations were baseless.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
The first phase of the competition concluded in late August, with all 25,000 relationships between polynomials and symmetry groups realized.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of concluded

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Many hiking trails and lodging areas remain closed, and water has been shut off in the inner canyon, prompting advisories that hikers bring their own water or water filtration devices.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Kenji's intestines, for no obvious reason, had suddenly twisted, shutting off the blood supply.

— Robbie Owens, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of shut off

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Those rumors haven’t gone unnoticed, with Bronwyn leaning into them by making a scissoring motion with her hands — but all in jest!

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
The indicator has not gone euphoric, and the recent cooling off near the highs has kept momentum from getting stretched.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026