1. break
verb. ['ˈbreɪk'] terminate.
Synonyms
- cut short
- terminate
- hold on
- interrupt
- break off
- break short
- suspend
- stop
- end
Antonyms
- decentralise
- clarify
- focus
- rejuvenate
Etymology
- breken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- brecan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Words that Rhyme with Break Up
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Example sentences of the word break-up
1. Noun Phrase
Do not break up the text in the manner you think the editor should place your words.
2. Noun Phrase
Turn over the soil and break up dirt clumps.
Quotes containing the word break-up
1. One of the best times for figuring out who you are & what you really want out of life? Right after a break-up*the best times for figuring out who you are & what you really want out of life? Right after a break-up.
*- Mandy Hale, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass
2. break
verb. ['ˈbreɪk'] become separated into pieces or fragments.
Synonyms
- ladder
- come apart
- fall apart
- split
- run
- bust
- smash
- burst
- crack
- change integrity
- puncture
- split up
- separate
- break up
- fragmentize
- fragment
- crush
- break open
- fragmentise
Antonyms
- occidentalize
- inactivate
- de-iodinate
- dry
Etymology
- breken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- brecan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. break
verb. ['ˈbreɪk'] render inoperable or ineffective.
Synonyms
- fail
- give out
- damage
- go bad
- give way
- conk out
- break down
- go
Antonyms
- tune
- denazify
- magnetise
- naturalize
Etymology
- breken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- brecan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. break
verb. ['ˈbreɪk'] destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments.
Synonyms
- fall apart
- dash
- break in
- smash
- split up
- shatter
- separate
- fracture
- come apart
Antonyms
- demythologize
- discharge
- nationalise
- desensitize
Etymology
- breken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- brecan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. break
verb. ['ˈbreɪk'] ruin completely.
Synonyms
- fall apart
- destroy
- wear out
- bust
- wear
- break down
Antonyms
- let out
- diversify
- buy
- sameness
Etymology
- breken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- brecan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. break
verb. ['ˈbreɪk'] act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.
Synonyms
- sin
- goof
- disrespect
- go against
- drop the ball
- contravene
- violate
- infract
- intrude
- conflict
- trespass
- boob
- infringe
- transgress
- blunder
- breach
- offend
Antonyms
- respect
- implode
- lack
- inactivity
Etymology
- breken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- brecan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. break
verb. ['ˈbreɪk'] move away or escape suddenly.
Synonyms
- escape
- break out
- break away
- break loose
Antonyms
- discontinue
- let go of
- defy
- surrender
Etymology
- breken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- brecan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. break
verb. ['ˈbreɪk'] prevent completion.
Synonyms
- discontinue
- bog
- terminate
- disrupt
- bog down
- interrupt
- cut off
- break off
- end
- fracture
- stop
Antonyms
- dehumanize
- complicate
- hydrogenate
- unscramble
Etymology
- breken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- brecan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. up
adverb. ['ˈʌp'] spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position.
Synonyms
- upwards
- upwardly
Antonyms
- downwards
- downwardly
- downward
Etymology
- upp (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. up
adjective. ['ˈʌp'] being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level.
Synonyms
- leading
- risen
- upfield
- ahead
- in the lead
- dormie
- heavenward
- sprouted
- aweigh
- ascending
- upward
- dormy
- upbound
- high
Antonyms
- down
- low
- fragrant
- sober
Etymology
- upp (Old English (ca. 450-1100))