Definition for Break:

• any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; " the break in the eighth frame cost him the match"

Synonyms for Break:

• n.

  •
  • interim,
  • lapse.
  •
  • drop.
  •
  • go under.
  •break (noun)
  • disruption,
  • breach,
  • gap,
  • discontinue,
  • shift,
  • breakage,
  • bankrupt,
  • intermission,
  • pause,
  • break off,
  • recess,
  • rift,
  • respite,
  • violate,
  • ruin,
  • interruption,
  • fracture,
  • burst,
  • suspension,
  • rupture,
  • stop.
  •break away (noun)
  • detach,
  • quit.
  •break in (noun)
  • train.
  •break off (noun)
  • disconnect,
  • sever,
  • cease,
  • halt,
  • terminate,
  • suspend,
  • end.
  •break up (noun)
  • dissolve,
  • divorce,
  • disintegrate,
  • dismantle,
  • disperse.
  •disjunction (noun)
  • detachment,
  • disassembly,
  • segregation,
  • fissure,
  • Disarticulation,
  • dissociation,
  • disengagement,
  • cleavage,
  • incision,
  • disintegration,
  • disassociation,
  • division,
  • alienation,
  • dissection,
  • amputation,
  • bisection,
  • separation,
  • disconnection,
  • disunity,
  • rent.
  •fissure, opening (noun)
  • cleft.
  •gap (noun)
  • crevice,
  • chasm,
  • notch,
  • ravine,
  • abyss,
  • space,
  • interval,
  • gulf,
  • slit.
  •inactivity (noun)
  • rest.
  •interruption (noun)
  • hiatus,
  • interlude,
  • hitch,
  • postponement,
  • relief,
  • stoppage.
  •interruption of activity (noun)
  • lull,
  • caesura,
  • letup.

• v.

  •destroy; make whole into pieces (verb)
  • crash,
  • fragment.
  •disintegrate (verb)
  • decompose,
  • anatomize,
  • crumble,
  • putrefy,
  • degenerate,
  • rot,
  • mortify,
  • decay,
  • spoil,
  • turn.
  •dissociate (verb)
  • cleave,
  • disassociate,
  • partition,
  • excise,
  • uncouple,
  • dissociate,
  • disunite,
  • insulate,
  • disengage,
  • disjoin,
  • alienate,
  • halve,
  • segregate.
  •emerge, happen (verb)
  • come forth.
  •interrupt (verb)
  • postpone,
  • reprieve,
  • delay,
  • snag.
  •loosen (verb)
  • unbind,
  • unfasten,
  • diverge,
  • loosen,
  • release.
  •manage animals (verb)
  • farm,
  • ranch,
  • breed,
  • herd,
  • hostle,
  • wrangle,
  • groom.
  •separate (verb)
  • dissect,
  • rip,
  • estrange,
  • cut,
  • pare,
  • incise,
  • axe,
  • bisect,
  • remove,
  • Unfix,
  • slice,
  • unhinge,
  • Unglue,
  • scissor,
  • amputate,
  • disaffiliate,
  • disassemble.
  •stop an action (verb)
  • abandon.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • layoff.
  •
  • schism,
  • dawn,
  • remission.
  •
  • retire.
  •deteriorate
  • go to pot,
  • go to the dogs.
  •dislocate
  • disarticulate.
  •fail
  • be ruined,
  • go broke,
  • go up,
  • go to the wall.
  •Other relevant words:
  • issue,
  • go to ruin,
  • spell,
  • oust,
  • yaw,
  • open circuit,
  • violation,
  • tack,
  • lucky break,
  • go forth,
  • hesitation,
  • good break,
  • cast,
  • snap the thread,
  • suspense,
  • flop,
  • gentle,
  • intermittence,
  • jibe,
  • displace,
  • bad break,
  • infraction,
  • see the light,
  • Busk,
  • jib,
  • abeyance,
  • take air.

Paraphrases for Break:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    interruption, interruptions, rupture.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    intermission, interruption.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    interval, crack.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    breaking.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    breakage, hiatus, breakthrough, outbreak, jailbreak.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    arrests, tariffs, Leaves, pauses.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    dive, breather, fracture, pauses, separation, disconnection, rift, Breaching, breath, chance, disintegration, Separating, disconnect, timeout.
  • Interjection
    brakes.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    cases, breaches, contravene, crack, kick, destroy, deplete, fart.
  • Verb, base form
    wound, breaches, sever, overcome, Contravened, contravene, terminate, wreck, disrupt, penetrate, remove, dismantle, fracture, extricate, crack, upset, reverse, dissolve, abandon, demolish, tear, renege, eradicate, disturb, Disaggregate, undo, defeat, disintegrate, decipher, hack, depart, resolve, surmount, rescind, bridge, quash, surpass, kick, detach, liberate, destabilize, unravel, knock, amortize, overthrow, destroy, lift, erase, cancel, abolish, Abolishing, transcend, disconnect, fart, dash, slaughter, fragment, deletes, vanquish.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    interrupt.
  • Proper noun, singular
    interrupt.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    breaking, broken, break-up, adjournment, break-in, discontinuity, termination, severance, breaker, rupture, stoppage, interrupt.
  • Interjection
    broken.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    violate, interrupt.
  • Verb, base form
    infringe, violate, breakthrough, rupture, overturn, interrupt.

Antonyms for Break:

• n.

  • change from friendly to unfriendly relationship
    peace, union, concord, harmony, marriage.
  • fissure, opening
    connection, fastening, binding, closing, closure, attachment, continuity, misfortune, bad luck, association, juncture, combination, agreement, continuation.
  • interruption of activity
    energy, persistence.
  • Other antonyms:
    endurance, internment, extension, retention, Imperilment, progress, hazard, jeopardy, detention, peril, imprisonment, risk, prolongation, immurement, custody, bind, weld, confinement, holding, trouble, incarceration, solder, captivity, progression, hold.

• v.

  • better a performance
    be inferior, fail, fall behind.
  • cushion something's effect
    increase, upset, enlarge, expand, extend.
  • destroy; make whole into pieces
    allow, aid, mend, cause, join, attach, unite, secure, agree, stay, obey, hide, help, fix, combine, connect, strengthen, wait, keep quiet, stabilize, put together, secret, fasten, lose.
  • run away
    face, remain.
  • social
    make.
  • stop an action
    restart, continue, persist.
  • tell news
    keep, bottle up, conceal, suppress, refrain, take, secrete, cover, withhold, keep secret.
  • violate law
    regard.
  • weaken, cause instability
    assist, elevate, raise, invigorate, upgrade, grow, improve, prove, encourage, endorse, approve, promote, support.

Homophones for Break:

• brake.

Holonyms for Break:

• n.

  • act
    pool, billiards, pocket billiards.

Hypernym for Break:

• n.

  • act
    fast break.
  • event
    hiatus, disruption, respite, abatement, eclipse, suspension, snap, punctuation, reprieve, occultation, dislocation.

• v.

  • change
    cut short, shatter, freeze, dash, fracture, break off, smash, stop, break in, suspend, hold on, break short.

Hyponym for Break:

• n.

  • act
    shot, sprint, dash, stroke.
  • event
    detachment, alteration, breakup, natural event, happening, occurrence, modification, change, separation, Occurrent.

• v.

  • body
    lessen, weaken, decrease, diminish, fall.
  • change
    diminish, go, divide, damage, fall, end, change, change state, get, switch, separate, shift, terminate, lessen, become, turn, decrease.
  • cognition
    lick, figure out, destroy, puzzle out, ruin, work out, solve, work.
  • communication
    diphthongise, disrupt, diphthongize, interrupt, break up, cut off.
  • contact
    divide, convert, perforate, change, disunite, shoot, separate, part, penetrate, exchange, commute.
  • motion
    dissipate, appear, fall in, break, spread out, scatter, fly, disperse, shift, collapse, give way, change, give, flee, switch, take flight, cave in, founder.
  • social
    avoid, fall out, annul, ruin, hap, happen, invalidate, go on, pass off, take place, quash, come about, pass, void, nullify, occur.
  • stative
    give up, stop, discontinue, emerge, end, change, quit, vary, come forth, cease, terminate, finish, alter, lay off.