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Synonyms & Antonyms of broken-down
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- A broken-down car was blocking one of the lanes of the road.
- His body was now broken-down after many years of hard living.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for broken-down
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broken down
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of broken down (Entry 2 of 2)
- when presented with the pile of files, the first thing he did was to break them down by month, order within the month, and region
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Words Related to broken down
- arrayed,
- disposed,
- drawn up,
- marshaled
- (or marshalled),
- ordered,
- organized,
- systematized
- alphabetized,
- cataloged
- (or catalogued),
- filed,
- indexed,
- listed,
- referred
Near Antonyms for broken down
- the enamel of a human tooth will begin to break down when exposed to sugar for too long
Synonyms for broken down
Words Related to broken down
- soured,
- turned,
- turned off
- [British]
Phrases Synonymous with broken down
Near Antonyms for broken down
- if we break the problem down into what appear to be three aspects of it, we'll have a better chance of solving it
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Near Antonyms for broken down
- the computer finally broke down and had to be replaced
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Antonyms for broken down
- began to break down when he realized that he was on the verge of bankruptcy
Synonyms for broken down
- broken up,
- cracked,
- flipped (out)
- [slang],
- freaked (out),
- melted down,
- wigged (out)
- [slang]
Words Related to broken down
Phrases Synonymous with broken down
- the crew was breaking down the party tent when we arrived
Synonyms for broken down
- demounted,
- disassembled,
- dismantled,
- dismembered,
- dismounted,
- knocked down,
- struck
- (also stricken),
- taken down
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Antonyms for broken down
- firefighters had to break down the wall to rescue the kitten
Synonyms for broken down
Words Related to broken down
- busted
- (also bust),
- fractured,
- fragmented
- annihilated,
- bashed,
- decimated,
- demolished,
- desolated,
- destroyed,
- devastated,
- nuked,
- pulverized,
- ruined,
- torn down,
- totaled
- (or totalled),
- vaporized,
- wasted,
- wracked,
- wrecked
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“Broken-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broken-down. Accessed 22 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of broken-down was in 1727
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