break
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Synonyms for break
shatter
stop working
Synonyms
- stop working
- break down
- go wrong
- give out
- pack up
- have had it
- seize up
- cease to function
- conk out
- die
- go on the blink
- go kaput
- go phut
disobey
stop
Synonyms
- stop
- end
- cut
- drop
- give up
- abandon
- suspend
- interrupt
- terminate
- put an end to
- discontinue
- bring to an end
- pull the plug on
- call a halt to
ruin
Synonyms
- ruin
- destroy
- crush
- humiliate
- bring down
- bankrupt
- degrade
- impoverish
- demote
- make bankrupt
- bring to ruin
be revealed
Synonyms
- be revealed
- come out
- be reported
- be published
- be announced
- be made public
- be proclaimed
- be let out
- be imparted
- be divulged
- come out in the wash
let-up
stroke of luck
breach
break away
Synonyms
- get away
- escape
- flee
- run away
- break free
- break loose
- make your escape
break down: stop working
break down: fail
Synonyms
- fail
- collapse
- fall through
- be unsuccessful
- come unstuck
- run aground
- come to grief
- come a cropper
- turn out badly
break down: be overcome
Synonyms
- be overcome
- lose control
- crack up
- lose it
- go to pieces
break free of something or someone
Synonyms
- escape (from)
- leave
- withdraw from
- extricate yourself from
- free yourself of
- disentangle yourself from
break in: break and enter
Synonyms
- break and enter
- burst in
- enter
- gain access
break in: interrupt
break into something: burgle
Synonyms
break into something: begin
Synonyms
- begin
- start
- burst into
- give way to
- commence
- launch into
- embark upon
break out: erupt
break something down: divide up
Synonyms
- divide up
- split
- cut up
- subdivide
- separate out
break something down: demolish
break something down: remove
break something off: detach
break something off: bring to an end
Synonyms
- bring to an end
- end
- terminate
- put an end to
- discontinue
- pull the plug on
- call a halt to
break something off: stop
break through
break through something: penetrate
Synonyms
- penetrate
- go through
- get past
- burst through
break up: split up
Synonyms
- split up
- separate
- part
- divorce
- part company
- get divorced
- end a relationship