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 Negotiations with the stadium operators, Legends Global, were broken off last week after multiple bargaining sessions failed to reach an agreement. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 9 June 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 The van was parked and unoccupied, and a key was broken off in the driver’s door lock, police said. — Cale Ahearn, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2026 It was found empty with a key broken off in the driver's side door lock, according to police. — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026 The key had been broken off on the driver's side door. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 During meteor showers, Earthlings ooh and aah over bits of rock that have broken off comets or asteroids as the travel around the sun. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for broken off

Verb

America became the gas and diesel exporter of last resort after the Middle East stopped exporting fuel during the war.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
It was stopped towards the rear of the Metro bus, which didn't appear to have any significant damage.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of stopped

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United States forward Folarin Balogun has signed with the high-profile Klutch Sports agency following an eventful World Cup campaign that ended when the national team was eliminated by Belgium in the round of 16.

— Martin Rogers, New York Times, 14 July 2026
After a severe concussion ended his career, that structure disappeared almost overnight.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Definition of ended

Verb

The heavy use of VAR has also interrupted the flow of games by halting matches that weren’t meant to be halted, leaving everyone standing on the field while the referee goes off to watch TV, sometimes for minutes at a time.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
In March, production on season five was halted after it was revealed that fellow cast member Taylor Frankie Paul was involved in a domestic assault investigation.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026

Definition of halted

Verb

The feminist sites have largely shut down, and physical media is vanishing; many of the magazines that Jezebel targeted—Redbook, InStyle, Marie Claire, Glamour, Self—have ceased printing or gone entirely defunct.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Under Mottley, Barbados cut ties with Queen Elizabeth II in November 2021 and ceased to be a constitutional monarchy.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of ceased

Verb

The Ukrainian videos showing the strikes from the drones’ perspective typically cut off at the moment of impact.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Blaney won the first two stages but brushed the wall with 29 laps remaining, causing possible damage on his right side, after he was cut off by Wallace.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of cut off

Verb

Days before the British sanction, the executive committee of the ICC’s oversight body concluded that Khan had committed serious misconduct and recommended that he be removed from office.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Advertisement By last fall, Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had concluded that its conventional public diplomacy efforts—known in Israel as hasbara—were woefully insufficient.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of concluded

Verb

Anthony Tubbs said that firefighters shut off a switch to the solar panels the day the fire ignited, but that the panels kept drawing energy from the sun and posing an electrocution risk for several days.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
This mechanism functions as a physical switch, giving operators an extra layer of direct control because shutting off the external neutron generator immediately halts the nuclear reaction.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

Definition of shut off

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The sweep was Miami’s fifth in 11 series since the start of June, a stretch in which the Marlins have gone 26-8 to catapult up the standings.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Since the audit tool was introduced, multiple departments have announced arrests of officers across the state, signaling a level of misuse that may have previously gone undetected.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 9 July 2026