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What is another word for Break? – 261 Break Synonyms

    Need another word for Break? Use these synonyms of Break from our thesaurus to say it differently.


    Synonyms & Similar Words

    shatter fracture smash crack burst snap splinter shiver shatter shiver shatter fragment fragment rupture sever split divide separate detach disconnect interrupt pause halt stop cease discontinue pause recess intermission suspension respite reprieve interval hiatus gap lacuna fissure breach chasm void aperture opening cleft rift crack fissure fault flaw defect weakness fracture separation division partition disjunction disconnection severance fracture rupture tear rip laceration cut gash slash incision wound lesion injury damage harm impairment deterioration decay disintegration collapse downfall failure ruin destruction demolition devastation annihilation obliteration erasure effacement disappearance evanescence

    Meaning of Break

    The word "break" can be defined as to separate or cause to separate into parts, either by sudden force or by a gradual process, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

    Definitions

    • Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "break" as to fracture or sever, or to make a sudden or violent change in direction or course.
    • Cambridge Dictionary defines "break" as to separate or cause something to separate into two or more parts, or to stop something from continuing or functioning.

    Example Uses

    • The glass broke into a hundred pieces when it fell on the floor.
    • She broke her arm while skiing down the mountain.
    • The company will break for lunch at noon.
    • The news of the scandal broke just before the election.
    • The storm broke and the sun came out.

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    connect unite join link bind tie fasten secure mend repair fix restore rebuild reconstruct reunite reconcile reunify reintegrate rejoin reattach recombine reintegrate merge combine fuse amalgamate unify consolidate strengthen reinforce solidify stabilize mend heal cure restore preserve protect defend maintain sustain support uphold continue prolong extend perpetuate preserve

    Related Nouns

    accident crash collision fracture rupture fissure breach fault flaw defect weakness separation division partition disjunction disconnection severance pause recess intermission suspension respite reprieve interval hiatus gap lacuna cleft rift crack shatter shiver fragment fragment rupture sever split divide separate detach disconnect

    Related Verbs

    shatter fracture smash crack burst snap splinter shiver rupture sever split divide separate detach disconnect interrupt pause halt stop cease discontinue mend repair fix restore rebuild reconstruct reunite reconcile reunify reintegrate rejoin reattach recombine

    Related Adjectives

    fragile brittle delicate weak flawed defective damaged harmed impaired deteriorated decayed disintegrated collapsed failed ruined destroyed devastated annihilated erased effaced disappeared evanescent broken fractured ruptured severed split divided separated detached disconnected interrupted paused halted stopped ceased discontinued mended repaired fixed restored rebuilt reconstructed reunited reconciled reunified reintegrated rejoined reattached recombined