Antonyms for breakdown
ˈbreɪkˌdaʊnbreak·down

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1. breakdownnoun

   Synonyms:
   degradation

2. breakdownnoun

   A failure, particularly mechanical; something that has failed

   We saw a breakdown by the side of the road.

   Synonyms:
   degradation

3. breakdownnoun

   A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability

   After so much stress, he suffered a breakdown and simply gave up.

   Synonyms:
   degradation

4. breakdownnoun

   Listing, division or categorization in great detail

   Looking at the breakdown of the budget, I see a few items we could cut.

   Synonyms:
   degradation

5. breakdownnoun

   Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.

   Synonyms:
   degradation

6. breakdownnoun

   A musical technique, by where the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, and can vary in heaviness depending on the genre

   Synonyms:
   degradation

7. breakdownnoun

   A loss of organization (of the parts of a system)

   Synonyms:
   degradation

Matched Categories

1. • Collapse
   • Disruption

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1. dislocation, breakdownnoun

   the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

   "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"

   Synonyms:
   partitioning, dislocation, disruption, equipment failure, crack-up

2. breakdown, crack-upnoun

   a mental or physical breakdown

   Synonyms:
   partitioning, dislocation, equipment failure, crack-up

3. breakdown, equipment failurenoun

   a cessation of normal operation

   "there was a power breakdown"

   Synonyms:
   partitioning, dislocation, equipment failure, crack-up

4. breakdown, partitioningnoun

   an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

   Synonyms:
   sectionalisation, equipment failure, crack-up, partitioning, dislocation, division, partition, sectionalization, segmentation

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1. breakdownnoun

   Synonyms:
   downfall, collapse, crash

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. upliftment

   upliftment is to make something more stronger or in simple words to increase. so breakdown can actually be the opposite of that which means to decrease.

   his parents think about his upliftment. but he always making it a breakdown.

   Submitted by drmolla135 on October 26, 2020  

How to use breakdown in a sentence?

1. Simon Coveney:

   Real Q: Does UKG actually want an agreed way forward or a further breakdown in relations?

2. Janice Chou:

   You get clear feedback in layman's terms and insight into the nutritional value of what you're eating. The information you receive from MyFitnessPal is great— they present your caloric breakdown in an easy-to-understand pie chart— but you don't always understand what it all means.

3. Lawrence Durrell:

   It's unthinkable not to love --you'd have a severe nervous breakdown. Or you'd have to be Philip Larkin.

4. Tom Martin:

   Going forward, it's very important not to have a breakdown in trade talks. And earnings reports need to continue to come in as they have been - a little better than expectations.

5. Ali Khan:

   We get folks who are coming in to hospitals with seizures or with encephalitis caused by the flu. Folks who are coming in with significant muscle injury and breakdown, like the kind that you get when you’re quite dehydrated and overly fatigued.

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