Synonyms for breach
britʃbreach

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1. breachnoun

   Synonyms:
   break, gap, rift, rupture

2. breachnoun

   To make a breach in.

   They breached the outer wall, but not the main one.

   Synonyms:
   break, rift, gap, rupture

3. breachnoun

   A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; as, a breach of contract; a breach of promise.

   Synonyms:
   rupture, break, rift, gap

4. breachnoun

   , to break into a ship or into a coastal defence

   Synonyms:
   break, rupture, gap, rift

5. breachnoun

   A breaking up of amicable relations; rupture.

   Synonyms:
   rift, break, rupture, gap

6. breachnoun

   A breaking of waters, as over a vessel or a coastal defence; the waters themselves; surge; surf.

   Synonyms:
   gap, break, rift, rupture

7. breachnoun

   A breaking out upon; an assault.

   Synonyms:
   rupture, break, rift, gap

8. breachnoun

   A bruise; a wound.

   Synonyms:
   rift, rupture, gap, break

9. breachnoun

   A hernia; a rupture.

   Synonyms:
   rift, gap, rupture, break

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 6 votes

1. breach

   Synonyms:
   rupture, divulsion, gap, quarrel, violation, nonperformance

   Antonyms:
   integrity, conservation, healing, reconciliation, inviolateness, fulfillment

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. breachnoun

   a failure to perform some promised act or obligation

   Synonyms:
   rupture, severance, break, falling out, rift

2. breachnoun

   an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)

   Synonyms:
   rupture, severance, break, falling out, rift

3. rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling outverb

   a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

   "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

   Synonyms:
   recess, good luck, rift, fault, prison-breaking, breakout, fracture, suspension, break of serve, happy chance, respite, geological fault, faulting, gaolbreak, shift, interruption, time out, severance, pause, open frame, disruption, jailbreak, gap, severing, falling out, prisonbreak, breaking, breakage, rupture, intermission, break

4. transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, breakverb

   act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

   "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"

   Synonyms:
   crack, break away, plunder, soften, reveal, give out, unwrap, conk out, spite, part, collapse, disclose, die, transgress, ruin, founder, weaken, rape, outrage, discover, trespass, snap off, stop, go, demote, wear out, break out, separate, split, give away, damp, smash, interrupt, spoil, offend, appal, wound, overstep, relegate, bring out, violate, hurt, divulge, pause, break-dance, assault, get around, ravish, cave in, let on, buck, pique, desecrate, check, break up, break in, give, split up, dishonour, better, gap, burst, injure, break off, dishonor, bust, erupt, bruise, recrudesce, break dance, go against, dampen, fall in, bump, let out, scandalise, fall apart, kick downstairs, scandalize, profane, fracture, break down, shock, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, develop, give way, sin, expose, break, go bad, discontinue, despoil, intermit, get out, appall, wear

5. gap, breachverb

   make an opening or gap in

   Synonyms:
   violate, infract, offend, gap, break, go against, transgress

Matched Categories

1. • Failure
   • Open
   • Opening

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. breachnoun

   Synonyms:
   break, fracture, rupture, opening, chasm, gap, crack, flaw, fissure, rent, rift

2. breachnoun

   Synonyms:
   infraction, violation, infringement, non-observance

3. breachnoun

   Synonyms:
   quarrel, difference, variance, disagreement, dissension, schism, misunderstanding, alienation, disaffection, rupture, falling out

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. breachnoun

   Synonyms:
   breaking, rupture, infraction, violation, trespass, nonobservance, hernia, rupture, falling out, alienation, disaffection, variance, difference, separation, ruption, disruption

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1. List of paraphrases for "breach":

   violation, infringement, contravention, non-compliance, violate, offence, violations, rape, non-performance, breccia, non-fulfilment, rupture, infringe, contrary, failure, violating, contravene, sprain, breakdown, breaching, infraction, breakage, break, dereliction, abuse, non-observance, default, breaches, breaking, non-respect, intrusion

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How to use breach in a sentence?

1. Oeystein Storrvik:

   Breivik's mental fragility must be taken into consideration as a breach of the (human rights) convention. This is the heart of the matter.

2. Angela Halim:

   The breach of the Capitol was a surprise to every single Oath Keeper that day.

3. Pravin Kothari:

   We’re seeing many more enquiries for protecting HR and employee data in the cloud after the Sony breach, whenever a high-profile breach happens we see a lot more urgency from our customers to advance their plans to put more protection in place.

4. Hassan Latheef:

   The government reneged on the agreed deal at the last minute, demanding a close family member of Nasheed remain in Male, effectively as a hostage, until he returns from the UK, if Nasheed does anything that breach the terms of the government, the family member could then be criminally prosecuted. This kind of blackmail is illegal, unheard of in international affairs, and totally outrageous.

5. Harold Weinberger:

   What made the breach material was that Boston Scientific was not going to make an offer if Abbott was not involved.