Synonyms for break
102 synonyms for “break”, grouped by meaning. Dark green words mean nearly the same thing; light green ones are close in some uses.
Break as in “respite”
noun: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- respite
- suspension
- interruption
- hiatus
- lapse
- disruption
- stoppage
- intermission
- breather
- interrupt
- contravene
- halt
- resting
- cessation
- stopping
- cease
- injury
- moratorium
- discontinue
- interval
- slump
- delay
- suspend
- chink
- caesura
- interregnum
- intermit
- infract
- prisonbreak
Break as in “pause”
noun: a pause from doing something (as work)
- pause
- recess
- holiday
- vacation
- dawn
- leave
- lull
- daylight
- sunlight
- sunrise
- getaway
- unwrap
Break as in “fail”
verb: render inoperable or ineffective
- fail
- go
- stop
- wear
- reveal
- develop
- check
- rest
- pass
- weaken
- violate
- ruin
- give
- die
- disclose
- quit
- drop
- expose
- part
- bankrupt
- discover
- hurt
- snap
- offend
- fall
- wait
- chip
- better
- sink
- run
- relief
- crash
Break as in “split”
verb: become separated into pieces or fragments
- split
- burst
- bust
- smash
- separate
- collapse
- shatter
- blow
- clash
- dash
- breakout
Break as in “gap”
noun: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- gap
- breach
- separation
- rift
- hole
- opening
- space
- interstice
Break as in “crack”
noun: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- crack
- fracture
- rupture
- fault
- bump
- shift
- uncover
- divulge
- transgress
- breakage
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