Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "breach" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

anticipatory breach breach of confidence breach of contract breach of promise breach of the peace breach of trust breachable breacher breachful breachless breachy cyberbreach data breach faithbreach grithbreach honor in the breach honour in the breach hull breach material breach megabreach more honored in the breach oathbreach once more into the breach prebreach sea breach spousebreach step into the breach unbreached wedbreach

Etymologically Related To

break

Context

computing legal nautical

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

breakup detachment disrespect failure gap open open up opening separation

Type Of (IsA)

breaking event failure opening television episode

Related Terms

amicable break breaking bruise clear coastal compression crime defence difference exploit falling out fortification gap hernia http https infraction law leap levee obligation opening relations rupture security tie vessel violate violation violence wall water wound

Synonym Network

break gap rift rupture transgress

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.