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Synonyms for break
Synonyms for break: interrupt, damp, erupt, fracture, gap, hiatus, interruption, offend and pause. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 9 synonyms for break
Interchangeable with break, one per sense
Audited under break's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one break carries in that sense.
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name break as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- erupterupt is a verb in the sense "force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up"
- fracturefracture is a noun in the sense "breaking of hard tissue such as bone"
- gapgap is a noun in the sense "an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity"
- hiatushiatus is a noun in the sense "a pause or gap in an activity or process"
- interruptioninterruption is a noun in the sense "some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity"
- offendoffend is a verb in the sense "act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises"
- pausepause is a verb in the sense "cease an action temporarily"
The first group is filed under break's own senses. The second reach break from the partner word's entry, so the sense quoted beside them is that word's.
terminate or end
Break a lucky streak.
break in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The manager decided to break the meeting early after the fire alarm sounded twice.
- In her letter she promised to break her silence and finally tell them the truth.
How it behaves: Break in this sense usually takes a direct object naming a state or pattern, such as streak, silence, or habit, and fits neutral to informal spoken and written registers.
The true synonym
interrupt
Same sentence, swapped: Interrupt a lucky streak.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for break in the sentence quoted.
- part
- die
- close
Opposites, in this sense
continue, maintain and extend reverse break as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of break takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- continue
- maintain
- extend
lessen in force or effect
Break a fall.
The true synonym
damp
Same sentence, swapped: Damp a fall.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- part
- die
- fire
Where break turns up in the game
break is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in 11 other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 11 puzzles where break is the trap
- blockverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is jam, in the sense "interfere with or prevent the reception of signals", and break is on the board beside it.
- checkverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is mark, in the sense "put a check mark on or near or next to", with break sitting one tile away.
- checkverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is see, in the sense "find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort", with break sitting one tile away.
- failverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is bomb, in the sense "fail to get a passing grade", so break is there to be ruled out.
Play break
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so break reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because change is the company break keeps.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. break carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.