break it down

VERB

simplify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify cut down facilitate reduce shorten streamline

STRONG

abridge analyze chasten decipher disentangle disinvolve elucidate explain interpret order unscramble

WEAK

boil down break down clean it up clean up clear up cut the frills draw a picture get down to basics get to the meat hit the high spots lay out let daylight in let sunlight in make clear make perfectly clear make plain put in a nutshell put one straight spell out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

grow increase

STRONG

be vague confuse mix up mystify obscure

WEAK

complicate make difficult

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break it down

"Bacteria can latch on to less viscous portions of each particle, but cannot reach more viscous regions until they break it down," said Inman.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

And yet, Nolan returned to Homer’s poem, the structural basis of almost all storytelling throughout human record, which, if you break it down more acutely, includes Nolan’s filmography.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

And when I say you should meticulously track your spending, I mean break it down by day to the literal dollar.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

“I will have to break it down by entry, by part number, by customer,” said Duperon, who sells customer-designed metal, plastic and industrial components to industrial manufacturers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Behind him, he could hear Jen’s dad yelling, “I’m coming! I’m coming! That’s a twelve-thousand-dollar door. If you break it down, you’re going to pay!”

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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