Breaking

/ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/

Synonyms for "breaking" (81 found)

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Closest matches (17)

Noun(9 words)

breakage breach breaching breakbreak inbreakable breakerbreaking modificationbrittle

accommodation adjustment apprenticeshipbad faithbasic trainingbreach of promisebreeding

Verb(1 words)

break in a horse

Strong matches (24)

Noun(15 words)

bulletin busting collapse collapsing crack crashing current degrade disintegrationdisruptive changefail fracture fracturing fragile fragmenting

conditioning cultivation development discipline drill exercise grooming habituation hardening

Related words (40)

Noun(16 words)

horse break-inincompatible changeinfringe malfunction new newsflash rupture rupturing shatter smash surf surging transgress urgent violatewave collapse

humiliation improvement infraction infringement naturalization nurture offense orientation practice preparation raising rearing reduction rehearsal seasoning secession subdual suppression taming training

Show 4 more words

transgression trespass upbringing violation

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

26 entries

actionaction verbchange of integritycurrent eventsevent hydrodynamicsillegal actinformationintransitive verbmaterial propertymechanical propertynewsnews itemocean waveprocessprocess verb

Showing 16 of 26 words.

More specific

27 entries

backward incompatible changebreachbreaking API changebreaking alertbreaking storybreaking updatebrittleness bulletin crack degrade delamination deteriorate fracturefracture toughnessinfraction malfunction

Showing 16 of 27 words.

Collocations

12 entries

breaking changebreaking dawnbreaking glassbreaking groundbreaking loadbreaking newsbreaking pointbreaking strengthbreaking the lawbreaking wavebreaking wavesbreaking with tradition

Inflections

6 entries

breakings breaks broke brokenmore breakingmost breaking

Derivations

10 entries

break breakable breakage breakdown breaker breaks broke broken unbreakable unbreakably

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You cannot make omelets without breaking eggs.

Source: tatoeba (20048)

Anyone breaking the rules will be asked to leave on the spot.

Source: tatoeba (20219)

My patience has come to the breaking point.

Source: tatoeba (21095)

I must apologize to you for breaking the vase.

Source: tatoeba (23697)

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