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Synonyms & Antonyms of make-or-break
resulting in either definite success or definite failure
- a make-or-break decision
- The next year will be a make-or-break time for the company.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for make-or-break
- apocalyptic
- (also apocalyptical),
- climacteric,
- climactic
- critical,
- crossover,
- crucial,
- fateful,
- life-and-death
- (also life-or-death),
- vital
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for make-or-break
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“Make-or-break.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make-or-break. Accessed 6 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of make-or-break was in 1919
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