Synonyms and Antonyms of break

synonym (synonym of break)

  • (verb)
    bankrupt, crack, destroy, rive, shatter, split, burst, crush, fracture, rupture, shiver, sunder, cashier, demolish, rend, sever, smash, transgress
    To break is to divide sharply, with severance of particles, as by a blow or strain. To burst is to break by pressure from within, as a bombshell, but more.. (verb)
     
  • (noun.event)
    interruption
    some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    good luck, happy chance
    an unexpected piece of good luck (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.object)
    fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift
    (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.event)
    breach, falling out, rift, rupture, severance
    a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.act)
    recess, respite, time out
    a pause from doing something (as work) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    breakage, breaking
    the act of breaking something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.time)
    intermission, interruption, pause, suspension
    a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something (noun.time)
     
  • (noun.state)
    fracture
    breaking of hard tissue such as bone (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.act)
    break of serve
    (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    disruption, gap, interruption
    an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    open frame
    any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak
    an escape from jail (noun.act)
     
  • (verb.change)
    ax, axe, close out, interrupt
    terminate (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    come apart, fall apart, separate, split up
    become separated into pieces or fragments (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bust
    ruin completely (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.social)
    breach, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate
    act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    break away, break out
    move away or escape suddenly (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    burst, erupt
    force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.change)
    break off, discontinue, stop
    prevent completion (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.social)
    break in
    enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    go against, violate
    fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    better
    surpass in excellence (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap
    make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.change)
    break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad
    stop operating or functioning (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.social)
    break away
    interrupt a continued activity (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.change)
    damp, dampen, soften, weaken
    lessen in force or effect (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    break up, dissolve
    come to an end (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.social)
    break up, part, separate, split, split up
    discontinue an association or relation; go different ways (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate
    assign to a lower position; reduce in rank (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    bankrupt, ruin, smash
    reduce to bankruptcy (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way
    break down, literally or metaphorically (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    break dance, break-dance
    do a break dance (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    break up
    destroy the completeness of a set of related items (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bust, fall apart, wear, wear out
    go to pieces (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    break off, snap off
    break a piece from a whole (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    get around, get out
    be released or become known; of news (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    intermit, pause
    cease an action temporarily (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.change)
    develop, operate, recrudesce
    happen (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    check, crack
    become fractured; break or crack on the surface only (verb.change)
     

antonym (antonym of break)

also (also)

hypernym (break IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)
    cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure
    a long narrow opening (noun.object)
     
  • a pause from doing something (as work) (noun.act)
    pause
    temporary inactivity (noun.act)
     
  • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) (noun.event)
    breakup, detachment, separation
    coming apart (noun.event)
     
  • a sudden dash (noun.act)
    dash, sprint
    a quick run (noun.act)
     
  • a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something (noun.time)
    interval, time interval
    a definite length of time marked off by two instants (noun.time)
     
  • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social)
    disrespect
    show a lack of respect for (verb.social)
     
  • an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion) (noun.event)
    alteration, change, modification
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (noun.event)
     
  • an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity (noun.act)
    delay, holdup
    the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time (noun.act)
     
  • an escape from jail (noun.act)
    escape, flight
    the act of escaping physically (noun.act)
     
  • an unexpected piece of good luck (noun.event)
    accident, chance event, fortuity, stroke
    anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause (noun.event)
     
  • any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare (noun.act)
    score
    the act of scoring in a game or sport (noun.act)
     
  • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank (verb.social)
    assign, delegate, depute, designate
    give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) (verb.social)
     
  • be broken in (verb.change)
    change
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change)
     
  • become separated into pieces or fragments (verb.change)
    change integrity
    change in physical make-up (verb.change)
     
  • break a piece from a whole (verb.contact)
    detach
    cause to become detached or separated; take off (verb.contact)
     
  • breaking of hard tissue such as bone (noun.state)
    harm, hurt, injury, trauma
    any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. (noun.state)
     
  • cause the failure or ruin of (verb.social)
    ruin
    destroy or cause to fail (verb.social)
     
  • change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another (verb.change)
    change, shift, switch
    lay aside, abandon, or leave for another (verb.change)
     
  • come forth or begin from a state of latency (verb.stative)
    come forth, emerge
    happen or occur as a result of something (verb.stative)
     
  • come into being (verb.change)
    become, get, go
    enter or assume a certain state or condition (verb.change)
     
  • come to an end (verb.stative)
    cease, end, finish, stop, terminate
    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative)
     
  • crack; of the male voice in puberty (verb.change)
    change state, turn
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)
     
  • curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves (verb.motion)
    break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way
    break down, literally or metaphorically (verb.motion)
     
  • destroy the completeness of a set of related items (verb.contact)
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)
     
  • destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments (verb.change)
    divide, separate
    make a division or separation (verb.motion)
     
  • diminish or discontinue abruptly (verb.body)
    decrease, diminish, fall, lessen
    decrease in size, extent, or range (verb.change)
     
  • do a break dance (verb.motion)
    dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
    move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance (verb.creation)
     
  • emerge from the surface of a body of water (verb.motion)
    appear
    come into sight or view (verb.change)
     
  • enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act (verb.social)
    intrude, trespass
    enter unlawfully on someone's property (verb.social)
     
  • exchange for smaller units of money (verb.contact)
    change, commute, convert, exchange
    exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category (verb.change)
     
  • find a flaw in (verb.cognition)
    destroy, ruin
    destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact)
     
  • find the solution or key to (verb.cognition)
    figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out
    find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)
     
  • force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up (verb.emotion)
    express emotion, express feelings
    give verbal or other expression to one's feelings (verb.emotion)
     
  • fracture a bone of (verb.body)
    injure, wound
    cause injuries or bodily harm to (verb.body)
     
  • give up (verb.stative)
    cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop
    put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)
     
  • go to pieces (verb.contact)
    crumble, decay, dilapidate
    fall into decay or ruin (verb.change)
     
  • happen (verb.change)
    come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place
    come to pass (verb.change)
     
  • interrupt a continued activity (verb.social)
    break, break up, part, separate, split, split up
    discontinue an association or relation; go different ways (verb.social)
     
  • interrupt the flow of current in (verb.communication)
    break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt
    make a break in (verb.communication)
     
  • invalidate by judicial action (verb.social)
    annul, avoid, invalidate, nullify, quash, void
    declare invalid (verb.social)
     
  • lessen in force or effect (verb.change)
    blunt, deaden
    make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation (verb.change)
     
  • make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing (verb.motion)
    flee, fly, take flight
    run away quickly (verb.motion)
     
  • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (verb.communication)
    tell
    let something be known (verb.communication)
     
  • make submissive, obedient, or useful (verb.change)
    domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, reclaim, tame
    overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable (verb.change)
     
  • make the opening shot that scatters the balls (verb.contact)
    shoot
    throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective (verb.contact)
     
  • move away or escape suddenly (verb.motion)
    break loose, escape, get away
    run away from confinement (verb.motion)
     
  • pierce or penetrate (verb.contact)
    penetrate, perforate
    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance (verb.contact)
     
  • prevent completion (verb.change)
    end, terminate
    bring to an end or halt (verb.change)
     
  • reduce to bankruptcy (verb.possession)
    impoverish
    make poor (verb.possession)
     
  • render inoperable or ineffective (verb.change)
    damage
    inflict damage upon (verb.change)
     
  • scatter or part (verb.motion)
    disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
    move away from each other (verb.motion)
     
  • separate from a clinch, in boxing (verb.contact)
    disunite, divide, part, separate
    force, take, or pull apart (verb.contact)
     
  • some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity (noun.event)
    happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent
    an event that happens (noun.event)
     
  • surpass in excellence (verb.competition)
    exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass
    be or do something to a greater degree (verb.competition)
     
  • the act of breaking something (noun.act)
    change of integrity
    the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something (noun.act)
     
  • the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool (noun.act)
    shot, stroke
    (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand (noun.act)
     
  • undergo breaking (verb.communication)
    diphthongise, diphthongize
    change from a simple vowel to a diphthong (verb.communication)
     
  • vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity (verb.stative)
    alter, change, vary
    become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence (verb.change)
     
  • weaken or destroy in spirit or body (verb.body)
    weaken
    lessen the strength of (verb.change)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF break relation)

  • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)
    inclined fault
    a geological fault in which one side is above the other (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    strike-slip fault
    a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally (noun.object)
     
  • a pause from doing something (as work) (noun.act)
    spring break
    a week or more of recess during the spring term at school (noun.act)
     
  • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) (noun.event)
    schism
    the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences (noun.event)
     
  • a sudden dash (noun.act)
    fast break
    (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball (noun.act)
     
  • a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something (noun.time)
    lapse
    a break or intermission in the occurrence of something (noun.time)
     
  • (noun.time)
    blackout
    a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting (noun.time)
     
  • (noun.time)
    caesura
    a pause or interruption (as in a conversation) (noun.time)
     
  • (noun.time)
    dead air
    an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound (noun.time)
     
  • (noun.time)
    delay, hold, postponement, time lag, wait
    time during which some action is awaited (noun.time)
     
  • (noun.time)
    halftime
    an intermission between the first and second half of a game (noun.time)
     
  • (noun.time)
    relief, respite, rest, rest period
    a pause for relaxation (noun.time)
     
  • (noun.time)
    time-out
    a brief suspension of play (noun.time)
     
  • (noun.time)
    letup, lull
    a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished (noun.time)
     
  • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social)
    sin, transgress, trespass
    commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin
    commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    conflict, contravene, infringe, run afoul
    go against, as of rules and laws (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    trespass
    break the law (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    intrude, trespass
    enter unlawfully on someone's property (verb.social)
     
  • an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity (noun.act)
    cut-in, insert
    (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    interjection, interpellation, interpolation, interposition
    the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    abruption, breaking off
    an instance of sudden interruption (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    barracking, heckling
    shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree (noun.act)
     
  • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank (verb.social)
    sideline
    remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    reduce
    bring to humbler or weaker state or condition (verb.social)
     
  • be released or become known; of news (verb.communication)
    leak, leak out
    be leaked (verb.communication)
     
  • become fractured; break or crack on the surface only (verb.change)
    crack
    break partially but keep its integrity (verb.change)
     
  • become separated into pieces or fragments (verb.change)
    break open, burst, split
    come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    puncture
    be pierced or punctured (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    burst, bust
    break open or apart suddenly and forcefully (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    smash
    break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    ladder, run
    come unraveled or undone as if by snagging (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    crack, snap
    break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize
    break or cause to break into pieces (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    crush
    become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure (verb.change)
     
  • break down, literally or metaphorically (verb.motion)
    go off, implode
    burst inward (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    buckle, crumple
    fold or collapse (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    flop
    fall loosely (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    break
    curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    sink, slide down, slump
    fall or sink heavily (verb.motion)
     
  • breaking of hard tissue such as bone (noun.state)
    comminuted fracture
    fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    complete fracture
    break involving the entire width of the bone (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    compound fracture, open fracture
    bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    compression fracture
    fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae) (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    depressed fracture
    fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    displaced fracture
    fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one another (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    fatigue fracture, stress fracture
    fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    capillary fracture, hairline fracture
    a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    incomplete fracture
    fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    impacted fracture
    fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    closed fracture, simple fracture
    an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin (noun.state)
     
  • cease an action temporarily (verb.communication)
    breathe, catch one's breath, rest, take a breather
    take a short break from one's activities in order to relax (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    take five
    take a break for five minutes (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    take ten
    take a ten minute break (verb.communication)
     
  • destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments (verb.change)
    shatter
    cause to break into many pieces (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    fracture
    break into pieces (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    break in
    break so as to fall inward (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    dash, smash
    break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over (verb.change)
     
  • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways (verb.social)
    give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate
    terminate a relationship abruptly (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    break apart, disunify
    break up or separate (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.social)
    disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divorce
    part; cease or break association with (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    break with
    end a relationship (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    divorce, split up
    get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    break away, secede, splinter
    withdraw from an organization or communion (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    break, break away
    interrupt a continued activity (verb.social)
     
  • fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns (verb.stative)
    fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of
    go against (verb.stative)
     
  • go to pieces (verb.contact)
    fray, frazzle
    wear away by rubbing (verb.contact)
     
  • lessen in force or effect (verb.change)
    deafen
    make soundproof (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    damp, dampen, deaden
    make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible (verb.change)
     
  • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (verb.communication)
    blackwash
    bring (information) out of concealment (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    muckrake
    explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    blow
    cause to be revealed and jeopardized (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    out
    reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    come out, come out of the closet, out
    to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    spring
    produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    betray, bewray
    reveal unintentionally (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    confide
    reveal in private; tell confidentially (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    leak
    tell anonymously (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle
    divulge confidential information or secrets (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    reveal
    disclose directly or through prophets (verb.perception)
     
  • prevent completion (verb.change)
    bog, bog down
    get stuck while doing something (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt
    make a break in (verb.communication)
     
  • ruin completely (verb.contact)
    break down
    cause to fall or collapse (verb.contact)
     
  • some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity (noun.event)
    dislocation, disruption
    an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    punctuation
    something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension
    an interruption in the intensity or amount of something (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    eclipse, occultation
    one celestial body obscures another (noun.event)
     
  • stop operating or functioning (verb.change)
    crash, go down
    stop operating (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    blow, blow out, burn out
    melt, break, or become otherwise unusable (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    misfire
    fail to fire or detonate (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    malfunction, misfunction
    fail to function or function improperly (verb.contact)
     
  • terminate (verb.change)
    hold on, stop
    stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    break off, break short, cut short
    interrupt before its natural or planned end (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    freeze, suspend
    stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it (verb.change)
     
  • the act of breaking something (noun.act)
    rupture
    the act of making a sudden noisy break (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    shattering, smashing
    the act of breaking something into small pieces (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    crack, cracking, fracture
    the act of cracking something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    chip, chipping, splintering
    the act of chipping something (noun.act)
     
  • the occurrence of breaking (noun.event)
    snap
    a sudden breaking (noun.event)
     

instance hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF break relation (represent specific [usually real-world] instances of something))

  • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)
    denali fault
    a major open geological fault in Alaska (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    san andreas fault
    a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes (noun.object)
     

part holonym (PART OF relation)

  • (noun.location)
    fault line
    (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface (noun.location)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool (noun.act)
    billiards
    any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or c more.. (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    pocket billiards, pool
    any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets (noun.act)
     

cause (cause to relations of break)

  • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (verb.communication)
    break, get around, get out
    be released or become known; of news (verb.communication)
     
  • make submissive, obedient, or useful (verb.change)
    break
    be broken in (verb.change)
     
  • ruin completely (verb.contact)
    break, bust, fall apart, wear, wear out
    go to pieces (verb.contact)
     

verb group (break is verb group of ....)

derivation (.... is derived from break)

  • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)
    fracture
    break into pieces (verb.change)
     
  • a pause from doing something (as work) (noun.act)
    adjourn, break up, recess
    close at the end of a session (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    break, intermit, pause
    cease an action temporarily (verb.communication)
     
  • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) (noun.event)
    break up, sever
    set or keep apart (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.social)
    break, break up, part, separate, split, split up
    discontinue an association or relation; go different ways (verb.social)
     
  • a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something (noun.time)
    freeze, suspend
    stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.social)
    break, break away
    interrupt a continued activity (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    hesitate, pause
    interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing (verb.stative)
     
  • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social)
    breach
    a failure to perform some promised act or obligation (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    evildoing, transgression
    the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense
    (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    infraction, infringement, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation
    a crime less serious than a felony (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    offender, wrongdoer
    a person who transgresses moral or civil law (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    transgressor
    someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    law offender, lawbreaker, violator
    someone who violates the law (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    offensive, unsavory, unsavoury
    morally offensive (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    offensive, violative
    violating or tending to violate or offend against (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    violable
    capable of being violated (adj.all)
     
  • an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity (noun.act)
    disrupt, interrupt
    interfere in someone else's activity (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt
    make a break in (verb.communication)
     
  • an escape from jail (noun.act)
    break, break away, break out
    move away or escape suddenly (verb.motion)
     
  • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank (verb.social)
    demotion
    act of lowering in rank or position (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    relegation
    the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category (noun.act)
     
  • become fractured; break or crack on the surface only (verb.change)
    check, chip
    a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something (noun.attribute)
     
  • become separated into pieces or fragments (verb.change)
    break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift
    (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)
     
  • (adj.all)
    breakable
    capable of being broken or damaged (adj.all)
     
  • break down, literally or metaphorically (verb.motion)
    collapse
    a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    cave in, subsidence
    the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    collapse, crash
    a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) (noun.event)
     
  • breaking of hard tissue such as bone (noun.state)
    break, fracture
    fracture a bone of (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.change)
    break, check, crack
    become fractured; break or crack on the surface only (verb.change)
     
  • cease an action temporarily (verb.communication)
    pause
    temporary inactivity (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    break, recess, respite, time out
    a pause from doing something (as work) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    intermission
    the act of suspending activity temporarily (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.time)
    break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension
    a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something (noun.time)
     
  • curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves (verb.motion)
    breaker, breakers, surf
    waves breaking on the shore (noun.event)
     
  • destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments (verb.change)
    breaker, ledgeman
    a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone (noun.person)
     
  • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways (verb.social)
    breakup, dissolution
    the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    schism, split
    division of a group into opposing factions (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    legal separation, separation
    (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.event)
    breach, break, falling out, rift, rupture, severance
    a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    breakup, detachment, separation
    coming apart (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.person)
    separationist, separatist
    an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) (noun.person)
     
  • do a break dance (verb.motion)
    break dance, break dancing
    a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of more.. (noun.act)
     
  • enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act (verb.social)
    break-in, breaking and entering, housebreaking
    trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent (noun.act)
     
  • fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns (verb.stative)
    infringement, violation
    an act that disregards an agreement or a right (noun.act)
     
  • fracture a bone of (verb.body)
    crack, cracking, fracture
    the act of cracking something (noun.act)
     
  • go to pieces (verb.contact)
    wear
    impairment resulting from long use (noun.state)
     
  • happen (verb.change)
    development
    a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    recrudescence
    a return of something after a period of abatement (noun.event)
     
  • interrupt the flow of current in (verb.communication)
    breaker, circuit breaker
    a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded (noun.artifact)
     
  • lessen in force or effect (verb.change)
    damper
    a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.object)
    weakener
    that which weakens or causes a loss of strength (noun.object)
     
  • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (verb.communication)
    revelation
    an enlightening or astonishing disclosure (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    disclosure, revealing, revelation
    the speech act of making something evident (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    divulgement, divulgence
    the act of disclosing something that was secret or private (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    discovery
    something that is discovered (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    giveaway
    an unintentional disclosure (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    exposure
    the disclosure of something secret (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    expose, unmasking
    the exposure of an impostor or a fraud (noun.communication)
     
  • move away or escape suddenly (verb.motion)
    break, breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak
    an escape from jail (noun.act)
     
  • prevent completion (verb.change)
    discontinuance, discontinuation
    the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    stop, stoppage
    the act of stopping something (noun.act)
     
  • reduce to bankruptcy (verb.possession)
    bankruptcy, failure
    inability to discharge all your debts as they come due (noun.state)
     
  • render inoperable or ineffective (verb.change)
    break, breakage, breaking
    the act of breaking something (noun.act)
     
  • ruin completely (verb.contact)
    bust, fizzle, flop
    a complete failure (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.person)
    buster
    a person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something (noun.person)
     
  • stop operating or functioning (verb.change)
    breakdown, equipment failure
    a cessation of normal operation (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.state)
    failure
    loss of ability to function normally (noun.state)
     
  • surpass in excellence (verb.competition)
    better
    the superior one of two alternatives (noun.attribute)
     
  • the act of breaking something (noun.act)
    break
    render inoperable or ineffective (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up
    become separated into pieces or fragments (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    break, break off, snap off
    break a piece from a whole (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    break, bust
    ruin completely (verb.contact)
     
  • vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity (verb.stative)
    break, interruption
    some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity (noun.event)
     

domain category (break is domain category of ....)

  • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)
    geology
    a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition)
     
  • (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving (noun.act)
    lawn tennis, tennis
    a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court (noun.act)
     
  • make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing (verb.motion)
    armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine
    the military forces of a nation (noun.group)
     
  • make the opening shot that scatters the balls (verb.contact)
    billiards
    any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or c more.. (noun.act)
     

domain usage (break is used in .... domain)

  • happen or take place (verb.social)
    colloquialism
    a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)
     
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