Breach

/bɹiːtʃ/

Synonyms for "breach" (390 found)

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Closest matches (78)

Noun(22 words)

rupture break gap riftact againstanimal neglectassaulting attacksbreach of agreementbreach of oral contractbreaching breaks breakthrough breakthroughs bursts chasms circumventing compromise compromises compromising

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contraventionscopyright violation example

abysm abyss alienation aperture arroyo atrocitybad faithborebox canyonbreach of contractbreach of faithbreach of friendshipbreach of privilegebreach of promisebreach of trustbreakbreak inbreak intobreak openbreak through

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breakage breaking burstburst inbustbust incaesura canyoncave incavity cessation chap chasm check chimney chink chip cleavage cleave cleft cleuch clough col contravene contravention coulee couloir

Adjective(1 words)

afoul

Verb(8 words)

attackedbreach a contractbreak broke burglarise contravened contravenes contravening

Strong matches (117)

crack cranny crevasse crevice crimecrime against humanitycutcut apartcwmdeadly sindefile delinquency dell dereliction deviation difference dike disaffection discontinuity discord

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disfavor disharmony disobedience disregard disrupt disruption dissension disunion disunity ditch divergence dividedness division donga draw enormity error estrangement evil excavation exfoliate failure falling-out fault felony fissure flaw flumeforce openfracture furrow gap gape gash genocide gorge grooveguilty actgulch gulf gullyheavy sinhiatus hole impropriety incise incision indiscretioninexpiable sin

Noun(33 words)

defaultdefault configurationdefaults disclose dishonor dishonoring dishonour disobey divulgence dledoor breachdress codedutch brekenduty neglecteffrontery exceeding exploit exploitsfalling outfissures

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floutforced entryfouls gapes gaps hacking hacksillegality of the actillegalties incidents incursions infiltrate infiltrates

Verb(15 words)

defaultingdeviate from the normdishonored disobeyed disregarded disrespects divulged exploited floutsforce a doorgapgo againsthackedignore guidelinesignore policy

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Noun(58 words)

infiltrating infiltration infractions infringe infringement infringements intrude intrusion invading irruption irruptions jemmy jeopardizinglaw violationleak noncompliance nonperformancenorm violationnorwegian bryteopening

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outrages overcome overstepping penetrate penetrating penetration penetrations piercing pwningrefusal to complyrenegading reneging reveal rifting rifts ruptures schisms severance splits stormstorming bastillestorms sunder sundering tampering tearing telnetting transgresstransgress lawlesslytransgressionsunlawfulness of conductunlawfulnesses violate violating violation violations welching welshing

infract infraction infringe infringement iniquity injury injustice interim intermission interruption interval invade invasion joint jump kloof lacuna lapse leak letup

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lull malefaction malfeasance malumminor wrongmisdeed misdemeanor misfeasance moatmortal sinneglect nonfeasance nonobservance notch nullah offence offend offense omission openopen fireopen ruptureopen upopening outrage pass passage pause peccadillo peccancy penetrateprize openquarrel ravinerecall of ambassadorsrent rift rime rip rive rupture scale schism scissure seam secession separation severance sinsin of commissionsin of omissionsinful actslash slice slip slit slot snap solecism splinter splitsplit openstove instrife suspension teartear opentort transgress transgression trench trespass tripunutterable sinvacancy valley variancevenial sinviolation void wadi withdrawal wrong

Verb(26 words)

infract infringed infringes infringing intrudes intruding invaded misbehave offend offends overstep oversteps penetrates pierce pwned reneged stormed transgress transgressed transgresses

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transgressing trespassed violate violated violates welshed

Adjective(8 words)

intentional disregardmajor irregularitynoncompliant designoffendingongoing tearingpropagating tearserious irregularityunheeded

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

19 entries

breakupcivil wrongconfidentiality violationdefect detachment discontinuity disrespect failure gap intrusion noncompliance openopen upopening penetrationprivacy violation

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More specific

13 entries

anticipatory breachbreach of confidenceconfidentiality breachcontract breachcovenant breachcrack crevicedata breachduty breachmaterial breachnetwork breachperimeter breachprivacy breach

Collocations

8 entries

breach a perimeterbreach noticebreach of confidencebreach of contractbreach the contractdata breachmaterial breachsecurity breach

Inflections

3 entries

breached breaches breaching

Derivations

5 entries

breachability breachable breached breacher breaching

Translations

12 translations across 7 languages.

Bulgarian

2 entries

прибой noun (breaking of waves)
разбиване на вълни noun (breaking of waves)

Dutch

2 entries

branding noun (breaking of waves)
breken noun (breaking of waves)

Finnish

1 entries

murtuminen noun (breaking of waves)

German

1 entries

Brechen noun (breaking of waves)

Hungarian

1 entries

hullámtörés noun (breaking of waves)

Māori

2 entries

puapua noun (breaking of waves)
tūātea noun (breaking of waves)

Spanish

3 entries

quebrada noun (breaking of waves)
saltación afuera del agua noun (breaking of waves)
salto fuera del agua noun (breaking of waves)

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

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Mr Smith is accused of breach of contract.

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They made a breach in the wall.

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The former president of a certain association has been arrested on suspicion of breach of trust.

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It is a custom more honored in the breach than the observance.

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