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break off

VERB
snap off something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sever
WEAK
detach disassemble divide part pull off separate splinter take apart
Antonyms
WEAK
combine join mend
VERB
end activity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cease discontinue halt suspend terminate
WEAK
desist end finish pause stop
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin carry on continue initiate start
NOUN
discontinuation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break
STRONG
cessation discontinuance discontinuation ending halt hiatus intermission interruption lull pause recess stop termination
WEAK
hesitation

Example Sentences

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“Should we leave NATO? Should we close American bases? Should we break off trade relations? Should we storm McDonald’s?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

When ovarian cancer develops, cancer cells break off from the tumor.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

Santa Margarita always counts on the versatile Trent Mosley to break off a big play or two, but Sierra Canyon’s speed and talent in the secondary has led to five shutouts this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

The pair were then pictured together in Central Park in New York in December 2010, in a meeting that Andrew later told the BBC was to break off their friendship.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

Some of the smaller children rushed to break off elephant-ear leaves for umbrellas, but most of us simply stayed where we were, receiving the downpour.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver