Synonyms for Break

Top synonyms for “break”: bankrupt, better, breach, breach, break away, break dance, break down, break in, and 72 more below.

Definitions

1. (noun)an escape from jail
   “the breakout was carefully planned”
2. (noun)any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
   “the break in the eighth frame cost him the match”
3. (noun)a sudden dash
   “he made a break for the open door”
4. (noun)the act of breaking something
   “the breakage was unavoidable”
5. (noun)an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
   “it was presented without commercial breaks”
6. (noun)(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
   “he was up two breaks in the second set”
7. (noun)the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
8. (noun)a pause from doing something (as work)
   “we took a 10-minute break”
9. (noun)an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
   “then there was a break in her voice”
10. (noun)a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
    “they hoped to avoid a break in relations”
11. (noun)an unexpected piece of good luck
    “he finally got his big break”
12. (noun)the occurrence of breaking
    “the break in the dam threatened the valley”

Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).