Definition for Breaking:

• ( of waves) curling over and crashing into surf or spray; " the breaking waves"

Synonyms for Breaking:

• adj.

  •bursting (adjective)
  • splitting,
  • shattering,
  • Collapsing,
  • smashing,
  • tearing,
  • splintering,
  • Fracturing.
  •crumbling (adjective)
  • more collapsing,
  • most collapsing,
  • more disintegrating,
  • dis-integrating,
  • most disintegrating,
  • dis integrating.
  •wrecking (adjective)
  • most ruining,
  • more bashing,
  • most battering,
  • more ruining,
  • most smashing,
  • most splitting,
  • most bashing,
  • more shattering,
  • more battering,
  • most shattering,
  • more smashing,
  • more splitting.

• n.

  •act (noun)
  • break,
  • breaking,
  • breakage.
  •breakup (noun)
  • dis-integration,
  • dis-solution,
  • dis-integrations,
  • dis-solutions,
  • dis solution,
  • wind ups,
  • dis solutions,
  • wind-ups,
  • dis integration,
  • dis integrations,
  • splitsvilles.
  •bursting (noun)
  • shivering,
  • Dissevering,
  • snapping,
  • Riving,
  • exploding,
  • caving in,
  • falling,
  • going to pot,
  • crashing,
  • erupting,
  • busting.
  •division (noun)
  • detachment,
  • separation,
  • partition.
  •outbreak (noun)
  • ex plosions,
  • dis order,
  • ex plosion,
  • out-break,
  • burstings,
  • out breaks,
  • be-ginning,
  • dis-order,
  • dis orders,
  • up risings,
  • re-volutions,
  • dis charges,
  • flareup,
  • re volutions,
  • sunderings,
  • up rising,
  • out bursts,
  • re-volution,
  • out-bursts,
  • out pouring,
  • dis-charge,
  • out-pouring,
  • be ginning,
  • dis-charges,
  • dis-orders,
  • out-burst,
  • up-rising,
  • out-breaks,
  • out break,
  • ex-plosion,
  • up-risings,
  • out burst,
  • dis charge.
  •parting (noun)
  • leavetakings,
  • split ups,
  • splitups,
  • cross road,
  • on rocks,
  • on the rock,
  • splitup,
  • cross roads,
  • split-ups,
  • on rock,
  • leave taking,
  • leave takings.
  •ramification (noun)
  • bifurcations,
  • forkings,
  • bifurcation,
  • branching,
  • branchings.
  •smash (noun)
  • shatterings,
  • smash-ups,
  • smash ups,
  • pile ups,
  • pile-ups,
  • crack ups.
  •violation (noun)
  • mis-behavior,
  • mis-demeanor,
  • mis-demeanors,
  • transgressings,
  • non observances,
  • mis demeanor,
  • trespassings,
  • violatings,
  • non-observances,
  • non observance,
  • nonobservances,
  • mis behaviors,
  • mis behavior.

• v.

  •ceasing (verb)
  • Desisting,
  • Suspending,
  • Interrupting,
  • Terminating,
  • halting,
  • Discontinuing,
  • ending,
  • Staying,
  • stopping,
  • Refraining,
  • Culminating,
  • Abandoning,
  • Ceasing,
  • closing,
  • Remitting,
  • Quitting,
  • Pausing.
  •destroying (verb)
  • wrecking.
  •disintegrating (verb)
  • mortifying,
  • decomposing,
  • spoiling,
  • Anatomizing,
  • Putrefying,
  • turning,
  • Degenerating,
  • rotting,
  • Decaying,
  • dissolving.
  •dissociating (verb)
  • Disconnecting,
  • Disjoining,
  • partitioning,
  • Dissociating,
  • dismantling,
  • rending,
  • dividing,
  • alienating,
  • Halving,
  • Excising,
  • Sundering,
  • cleaving,
  • Rupturing,
  • Insulating,
  • fragmenting,
  • Divorcing,
  • Disassociating,
  • Disuniting,
  • uncoupling,
  • Disengaging,
  • Detaching,
  • Segregating,
  • severing.
  •separating (verb)
  • Bisecting,
  • unhinging,
  • Dissecting,
  • disassembling,
  • paring,
  • Disintegrating,
  • estranging,
  • ungluing,
  • ripping,
  • axing,
  • unfixing,
  • slicing,
  • Amputating,
  • cutting,
  • disaffiliating,
  • Removing,
  • Incising.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • plowing.
  •
  • dashing,
  • yielding.

Paraphrases for Breaking:

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    break.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    cracking.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    fracture.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    fracture.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    ruptured.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Breaching, break-up, Disbanding, violation, failure, contravention, breakthrough, split, termination, burst.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    groundbreaking, shattering, disassembling, Separating, Disintegrating, Ceasing, Terminating, broadening, departing, deteriorating, Transgressing, betraying, Endangering, browsing, overtaking, penetrating, Contravening, Jeopardizing, withdrawing, disregarding, Fracturing, eradicate, tearing, leaving, leveraging, Destroying, Bridging, distribution, Derailing, Repealing, Exploring, disabling, reverse, Reversing, emerging, Abandoning, advertise, advertising, gathering, overpowering, recovering, Discontinuing, tampering, bypassing, Contradicting, Slaughtering, Collapsing, Addressing, severing, threatening, fragmenting, Weathering, Abusing, beat, beating, aborting, dissolving, surpassing, Transcending, Overthrowing, partitioning, arriving, ravaging, raping, conversion, wearing, Suppressing, Violating, erupting, Escaping, stopping, releasing, Adjourning, impair, tackling, striking, piercing, Ignoring, fucking, Harming, soaking, acquiring, retiring, compromising, Converting, overriding, Abolishing, pointing, Disobeying, Intercepting, countering, being, Initiating, starting, engaging, demolishing, moving, resolving, sharing, opening, allocating, mastering, Translating, Vanquishing, Graduating, burgling, loosening, bursting, triggering, Robbing, invading, curbing, losing, Earning, finalizing, struggling, farting, reneging, reopening, exploiting, foregoing, unraveling, unravelling, renewing, Pioneering, Disrupting, updating, arresting, Waiving, advance, advancing, flying, entering, blocking, eroding, retaining, Rescinding, assuring, Sourcing, Disposing, Outstripping, targeting, worsening, redressing, Enforcing, upsetting, Attracting, Defeating, Procuring, beheading, Deploying, remaining, highlighting, paving, Committing, bending, Suspending, Commencing, Forcing, expanding, Producing, Announcing, toppling, Defacing, L, wasting, unbundling, lacking, Evolving, uprooting, Unlatching, lightening, Curtailing, exceeding, rising, Realizing, demining, conquering, Securing, attacking, hitting, Toward, unlock, unlocking, dawning, reaching, hurting, Throwing, wrecking, knocking, exit, exiting, issuing, lowering, Defying, turning, halting, ruining, solving, Neglecting, Preventing, Maintaining, Surmounting, scaling, settling, travelling, Prejudicing, publishing, passing, causing, looking, banging, preceding, ripping, snapping, quelling, unblocking, enough, Undergoing, missing, Storming, scoring, filling, pummeling, talking, pouring, Felling, sinking, finishing, shooting, driving, fighting, Stemming, Doling, Obtaining, falling, offending, touching, peaching, topping, Gaining, setting, dwindling, Towards, Handing, sticking, jam, kicking, coping, Chopping, hooking, compelling, Quitting, coming, dropping, outgoing, flashing, Remitting, slashing, stripping, Fatah, drawing, closing, crossing, busting, going, matching, scanning, controlling, putting, selling, paying, trying, humping, dating, Claiming, mugging, \, winning, pounding, pissing, Against, getting, Doing, Breaching, scrapping, dismantling, Disbanding.
  • Verb, base form
    -to.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    dismantling.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    break, breakage, break-in, scrapping, dismantling, smashing, infringement, severance, dissolution.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Rupturing, Interrupting, Overturning, Infringing, crushing, smashing.

Antonyms for Breaking:

• adj.

  • bursting
    enduring, strong.

• n.

  • division
    attachment, union.

Breaking Sentence Examples:

• He said nothing, since he could not speak without breaking down.

• Day was just breaking and Harry was still three miles from Palmyra, but he had got past Porter, and would enter the place from the east.

Homophones for Breaking:

• braking.

Hypernym for Breaking:

• n.

  • act
    fracture, chipping, crack, rupture, shattering, smashing, splintering, cracking, chip.

Hyponym for Breaking:

• n.

  • act
    change of integrity.