Representatives made a major breakthrough in the trade talks.
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Breakthrough
/ˈbɹeɪk.θɹuː/
Synonyms for "breakthrough" (126 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (26)
advanceaggravated assaultaggressionamphibious attackarmed assaultassailingassailmentassaultattackavant-proposbanzai attackblitzblitzkriegboostchargecoinagecounterattackcounteroffensivecoup de maincrippling attack
Noun(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
crucial moment
Strong matches (37)
dead set atdescent ondiscoverydiversiondiversionary attackdriveexordiumflank attackforewordfront matterfrontal attackfrontispiecegas attackhead-on attackhikeincreaseinfiltrationinnovationinroadintroduction
Noun(9 words)
Interjection(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
major paradigm shift
Related words (63)
Noun(17 words)
most revolutionarilyopeningpenetrationphysics eventpioneeringremarkablerevolutionarily designedrevolutionarily innovativerevolutionaryrevolutionizingrise abovescientific inventionstellarstep forwardstorming bastilletear throughunlock
Verb(3 words)
Adjective(3 words)
revolutionary actsignificant breakthroughturning point in science
Related word relations
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10 entriesCollocations
12 entriesbreakthrough discoverybreakthrough findingsbreakthrough learningbreakthrough momentbreakthrough resultsbreakthrough studybreakthrough technologyeducational breakthroughmajor breakthroughmedical breakthroughscientific breakthroughtechnological breakthrough
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
8 translations across 5 languages.
Danish
1 entries- gennembrud noun ((engineering) penetration of a physical barrier)
German
2 entries- Durchbruch noun ((engineering) penetration of a physical barrier)
- Durchstich noun ((engineering) penetration of a physical barrier)
Macedonian
2 entries- пробив noun ((engineering) penetration of a physical barrier)
- продор noun ((engineering) penetration of a physical barrier)
Polish
1 entries- przełom noun ((engineering) penetration of a physical barrier)
Turkish
2 entries- delip geçme noun ((engineering) penetration of a physical barrier)
- delme noun ((engineering) penetration of a physical barrier)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Long has it been since the industry has encountered a technological breakthrough, nor even has taken a considerable step forward. This narrowed and shortened the view.
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He badly exaggerated his ability to achieve a breakthrough.
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A major breakthrough in our understanding of the universe took place in the 1920's thanks to American astronomer Edwin Hubble.
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