Break synonyms

Divulge, blow out, cut, be damaged, crack, have a rest, drop, beat, breach, begin, beat, announce, and disclose are all synonyms for break. Repair and mend are these antonyms of break. And here are another 126 synonyms for break.

Another word for break

1. shatter

  • Blow out
  • Burst
  • Bust
  • Crack
  • Disintegrate
  • Divide
  • Fall to bits
  • Fall to pieces
  • Fracture
  • Fragment
  • Rend
  • Rupture
  • Separate
  • Sever
  • Shatter
  • Smash to smithereens
  • Smash
  • Snap
  • Splinter
  • Split
  • Tear
  • Shiver

2. pierce

  • Cut
  • Graze
  • Penetrate
  • Perforate
  • Pierce
  • Puncture
  • Make a flesh wound in

3. stop working

  • Be damaged
  • Be unusable
  • Break down
  • Cease to work/function
  • Conk out
  • Crash
  • Develop a fault
  • Die
  • Give out
  • Give up the ghost
  • Go haywire
  • Go kaput
  • Go phut
  • Go wrong
  • Go/be on the blink
  • Have had it
  • Malfunction
  • Stop working
  • Pack up

4. decipher

  • Crack
  • Decipher
  • Decode
  • Decrypt
  • Solve
  • Unravel
  • Work out
  • Figure out

5. stop

  • Have a rest
  • Knock off
  • Pause
  • Recess
  • Stop
  • Suspend proceedings
  • Take/have a break
  • Take/have a breather
  • Take five

6. give up

  • Drop
  • Get out of
  • Give up
  • Kick
  • Pack in
  • Relinquish
  • Shake
  • Quit

7. exceed

  • Beat
  • Better
  • Cap
  • Eclipse
  • Exceed
  • Go beyond
  • Outdo
  • Outstrip
  • Put in the shade
  • Surpass
  • Top
  • Trump
  • Leave standing

8. contravene

  • Breach
  • Commit a breach of
  • Contravene
  • Defy
  • Disobey
  • Disregard
  • Fail to comply with
  • Fail to observe
  • Flout
  • Fly in the face of
  • Ignore
  • Infringe
  • Transgress against
  • Violate
  • Infract

9. dawn

  • Begin
  • Come forth
  • Come into being
  • Dawn
  • Emerge
  • Start
  • Appear

10. crash

  • Beat
  • Crash
  • Dash
  • Lash
  • Pound
  • Batter

11. reveal

  • Announce
  • Disclose
  • Divulge
  • Impart
  • Let out
  • Make known
  • Make public
  • Release
  • Reveal
  • Tell
  • Proclaim

Break sentences

Let's take a short break.

The waves break at shore.

Don't break the fragile glass.

He'll break the bad news.


Similar to break

Word Opposites Synonyms
Breathtaking Dull, mundane Spectacular, magnificent
Unrealistic Realistic, pragmatic, lifelike Impractical, impracticable
Surreal Realistic, ordinary Unreal, bizarre
Breakdown Functioning or working Malfunction, failure
Sneaky Honest, open Sly, crafty
Peak Bottom, nadir, trough Summit, top
Bleak Lush, verdant Bare, exposed
Treasure Worthlessness, junk Riches, valuables
Ethereal Tangible, substantial Delicate, exquisite
Reaction Inaction, indifference Response, answer
Increase Decrease, reduce Grow, get bigger
Realistic Unrealistic, idealistic, impracticable Practical, pragmatic
Already Not yet, never By this/that time, by now/then
Widespread Local, limited General, extensive
Realized Ignored, misunderstood Acknowledged, recognized
Realize Ignore, overlook Register, perceive
Reasonable Unreasonable, irrational Sensible, rational
Threat Safety, security Danger, menace
Ready Unprepared, taken by surprise Prepared, all set
Reality Fantasy, idealism Actuality, truth
Whereas Similarly, likewise While, although
Greatly Slightly, not at all Very much, much
Area Perimeter, volume District, region
Great Little, small, modest Considerable, substantial
Dream Reality, nightmare Ambition, aspiration
Weak Strong, powerful, keen Frail, feeble
Creative Uncreative, unimaginative Imaginative, innovative
Created Defaced , desolated Produced, made
Create Dismantle, destroy Generate, produce
Real estate Personal property, intangible assets Property, real property
Treatment Neglect, dereliction Behaviour towards, conduct towards
Really Dubiously, questionably In fact, in actual fact