Synonyms of BREAK
Valid in Scrabble US · 11 points
BREAK: definition and more116 synonyms in 40 meanings 71 playable in Scrabble US
Synonyms of BREAK by meaning
noun
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
an unexpected piece of good luck
Also: good luck, happy chance.
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
Also: geological fault.
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
Also: falling out.
a pause from doing something (as work)
Also: time out.
the act of breaking something
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
Also: break of serve.
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
Also: open frame.
an escape from jail
Also: prison-breaking.
Not playable in Scrabble US: GAOLBREAK, PRISONBREAK.
verb
terminate
become separated into pieces or fragments
Also: split up, fall apart, come apart.
ruin completely
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Also: go against.
move away or escape suddenly
Also: break out, break away.
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
prevent completion
Also: break off.
enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
Also: break in.
make submissive, obedient, or useful
Also: break in.
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
Also: go against.
surpass in excellence
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Also: let on, bring out, give away, let out.
stop operating or functioning
Also: go bad, give way, give out, conk out, break down.
interrupt a continued activity
Also: break away.
lessen in force or effect
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
Also: split up, break up.
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
Also: kick downstairs.
reduce to bankruptcy
break down, literally or metaphorically
Also: fall in, cave in, give way.
do a break dance
Also: break dance, break-dance.
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
Also: break up.
go to pieces
Also: wear out, fall apart.
break a piece from a whole
Also: break off, snap off.
be released or become known; of news
Also: get out, get around.
cease an action temporarily
happen
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
fracture a bone of