Definition for Break down:

• make ineffective; " Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"

Synonyms for Break down:

• n.

  •
  • backfire,
  • miss,
  • flop,
  • malfunction,
  • falter,
  • misfire,
  • succumb.
  •
  • burn out.
  •
  • choke up,
  • burst out,
  • weep.
  •break down (noun)
  • fail,
  • go,
  • die,
  • analyse,
  • give out,
  • crumble,
  • take apart,
  • lose it,
  • crush,
  • decompose,
  • break,
  • analyze,
  • collapse,
  • give way,
  • tumble,
  • go bad,
  • crumple.

• v.

  •act up (malfunction) (verb)
  • conk out,
  • stall.
  •crack (verb)
  • blow up,
  • yield.
  •crumple (verb)
  • cave in,
  • buckle,
  • fall.
  •cry (verb)
  • snivel,
  • sob,
  • sorrow,
  • bawl,
  • grieve,
  • whimper,
  • blubber,
  • shed tears,
  • Boohoo,
  • dissolve in tears,
  • burst into tears.
  •decompose (verb)
  • atomize,
  • spoil,
  • separate,
  • molder,
  • decompound,
  • putrefy,
  • decay,
  • dissolve,
  • taint.
  •die (verb)
  • decline,
  • diminish,
  • peter out,
  • pass,
  • run out,
  • wilt,
  • weaken,
  • droop,
  • stop,
  • subside,
  • disappear,
  • fizzle out,
  • expire,
  • fade.
  •dismantle (verb)
  • bankrupt,
  • wrack,
  • take down,
  • fell,
  • disassemble,
  • pull down,
  • demolish,
  • dismount,
  • take to pieces.
  •dissolve (verb)
  • evaporate,
  • perish.
  •divide (verb)
  • part,
  • subdivide,
  • section,
  • segment,
  • rupture,
  • split,
  • cut up.
  •fail (verb)
  • fall flat,
  • miscarry,
  • founder,
  • come to naught,
  • come to nothing,
  • flounder,
  • go wrong,
  • fall through.
  •fall (verb)
  • topple,
  • slump,
  • flag,
  • totter,
  • crash.
  •fragmentize (verb)
  • fragment,
  • split up.
  •freak out (verb)
  • freak out,
  • blow one's top,
  • come unglued,
  • go haywire.
  •inculcate (verb)
  • indoctrinate.
  •perish (verb)
  • corrupt,
  • depart,
  • go under,
  • decease.
  •rot (verb)
  • go to pot.
  •succumb (verb)
  • drop,
  • cave,
  • quit.
  •wilt (verb)
  • faint.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • pulp,
  • destroy,
  • shatter.
  •
  • deteriorate.
  •
  • undo.
  •
  • blow.
  •
  • sink.
  •
  • turn.
  •analyze
  • anatomize,
  • dissect.
  •arrange
  • classify.
  •clear up
  • simplify.
  •destroy
  • torpedo,
  • lay waste.
  •disintegrate
  • come apart,
  • fall apart.
  •take apart
  • dismantle.

Antonyms for Break down:

• v.

  • act up (malfunction)
    function properly.
  • clarify
    complicate, obscure, muddle, question, mix up, dirty, muddy, confuse.
  • classify
    gather, join, exclude, collect, guess, disintegrate, scatter, maintain, disorganize, estimate, disallow, combine, disarrange, hold, unite, keep, disorder.
  • crack
    misunderstand, mend, fix, be calm, compose.
  • crumple
    flatten, smooth, straighten, rise.
  • cry
    praise, please, gloat, be happy, delight.
  • decipher
    suppress, scramble, hide, conceal, code, encode.
  • decompose
    develop, improve, put together, grow.
  • destroy
    lose, restore, help, aid, preserve, build, start, save, create, give birth, bear, assist, begin, repair, validate, retain, construct.
  • die
    continue, enhance, extend, flourish, enlarge, appear, advance, reach, forward, commence, live, arrive, prolong, strengthen, increase, forge, win, be born.
  • disintegrate
    link, couple, connect, meld, attach.
  • dismantle
    assemble, cover, raise, clothe.
  • disorganize
    arrange, calm, order, neaten, organize, tidy, systematize, clean up, plan, soothe, clarify, explain, clear up, enlighten.
  • dissect
    ignore, sew.
  • dissolve
    coagulate, solidify, integrate, marry, concentrate, resolve, unmix.
  • divide
    agree, stay, persuade, convince, associate, fasten, append, close, wait.
  • explain
    mystify, cloud, tangle, distort, wonder, misrepresent, stagnate, withhold, perplex, be vague.
  • fail
    finish, merit, earn, accomplish, gain, complete, prosper, procure, deliver, do well, ascend, achieve, capture, go up, succeed, obtain, correct.
  • fall
    attain, overthrow, expand, progress, scale, compliment, overcome, climb.
  • inculcate
    learn, neglect.
  • indoctrinate
    forget, leave alone.
  • perish
    revive.
  • raze
    place.
  • resolve
    waver, unsettle, refuse, mull, hesitate, oppose.
  • rot
    purify, moralize, cleanse, upgrade, clean.
  • simplify
    make difficult.
  • spoil
    be indifferent.
  • succumb
    conquer, deny, fight, defend.
  • taint
    beautify, honor, clear, respect, right, bless, esteem, benefit.
  • turn
    make well.
  • wilt
    bloom.
  • Other antonyms:
    conglomerate, coalesce, consolidate.

Hyponym for Break down:

• v.

  • competition
    change, alter, modify.
  • contact
    break, bust.