Synonyms for break away
break away

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1. break, break out, break awayverb

   move away or escape suddenly

   "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"

   Synonyms:
   crack, give way, soften, run, reveal, develop, unwrap, conk out, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, chip, snap off, stop, go, bunk, demote, break out, separate, turn tail, split, give away, damp, smash, fly the coop, interrupt, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, chip off, bring out, violate, divulge, pause, scarper, let on, get around, escape, wear out, cave in, break-dance, break up, check, give out, break in, give, split up, secede, splinter, better, burst, go bad, take to the woods, breach, break off, disclose, bust, erupt, recrudesce, break dance, go against, dampen, break down, fall in, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, hightail it, kick downstairs, scat, part, lam, infract, run away, head for the hills, fail, come apart, bankrupt, come off, expose, break, discontinue, intermit, wear

2. chip, chip off, come off, break away, break offverb

   break off (a piece from a whole)

   "Her tooth chipped"

   Synonyms:
   chip, chip off, cut off, scat, cut short, come off, splinter, come away, secede, run away, go over, lam, scarper, bunk, discontinue, nick, break, snap off, break out, fly the coop, turn tail, run, head for the hills, detach, take to the woods, knap, go off, stop, hightail it, break off, break short, escape

3. break, break awayverb

   interrupt a continued activity

   "She had broken with the traditional patterns"

   Synonyms:
   crack, give way, soften, run, reveal, develop, unwrap, conk out, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, chip, snap off, stop, go, bunk, demote, break out, separate, turn tail, split, give away, damp, smash, fly the coop, interrupt, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, chip off, bring out, violate, divulge, pause, scarper, let on, get around, escape, wear out, cave in, break-dance, break up, check, give out, break in, give, split up, secede, splinter, better, burst, go bad, take to the woods, breach, break off, disclose, bust, erupt, recrudesce, break dance, go against, dampen, break down, fall in, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, hightail it, kick downstairs, scat, part, lam, infract, run away, head for the hills, fail, come apart, bankrupt, come off, expose, break, discontinue, intermit, wear

4. secede, splinter, break awayverb

   withdraw from an organization or communion

   "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"

   Synonyms:
   chip, chip off, come off, scat, splinter, secede, run away, lam, bunk, break out, sliver, take to the woods, break, scarper, fly the coop, turn tail, run, head for the hills, hightail it, break off, escape

5. scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break awayverb

   flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

   "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

   Synonyms:
   course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, get off, run away, move, turn tail, chip, range, break out, run, beat, guide, function, lead, lam, thresh, flow, melt down, track down, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, break off, break, break loose, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, get out, get by, secede, thrash, run for, black market, miss, persist, splinter, incline, draw, hightail it, elude, be given, prevail, campaign, get away, tend, chip off, escape, ladder, ply, come off, flail, melt

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1. • Escape
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1. break away

   Synonyms:
   escape (against resistance), break loose

2. break away

   Synonyms:
   be scattered, be dissipated

Suggested Resources

1. break away

   Read the full text of the Break Away poem by Donka Kristeva on the Poetry.com website.

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How to use break away in a sentence?

1. Kim Potter:

   Everything( Kim Potter) did was legal and then Kim Potter tried to break away.

2. Moira Penza:

   You have the letters which are used to keep someone in line, but if the person does manage to break away from that control and actually speak out against the person, the letters can be used to attack their credibility, once someone has written a letter like that and handed it over -- they've lost any ability to say no to whatever comes next without fear of serious harm to all aspects of their life.

3. Olivier Jakob:

   Asia has been relatively weak and China is not providing much support, without the support of the products and with a structure in crude oil that is weakening, it is difficult to think that crude can break away to the upside.

4. Isabella Rossellini:

   She showed that women are independent, that women want to tell their own story, want to take initiative but sometimes they can't because sometimes our social culture doesn't allow women to break away from certain rules.

5. Bryson DeChambeau:

   Its just a great test of golf to start out the first round of Masters, and to be honest, its great to sift through some of the really good players and maybe not so great players in this event right now. And look, its not to say they are bad players. Its just its very difficult out there and every aspect of your game has to be on point. So its kind of nice, you can almost break away from the pack if you play well.