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break it off

VERB

disconnect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cut off detach disengage sever

STRONG

abstract disassociate disjoin dissever dissociate disunite divide part separate sideline

WEAK

break it up drop it unfix

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attach combine connect join unite

WEAK

couple hitch hook link plug into

VERB

separate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break up divorce estrange leave part company split

STRONG

bifurcate depart detach discontinue disengage disunify disunite diverge drop part uncouple

WEAK

break off dedomicile go away go different ways go separate ways pull out split up take leave unlink untie the knot

Antonyms

STRONGEST

marry

STRONG

come connect engage join link

WEAK

combine unite

Example Sentences

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So she decided to break it off with him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

Since the handrail was free at the top and only one bolt remained at the bottom, why not just break it off?

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2023

Ansreen tried to break it off, and Saqib was upset.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2023

We have a bit of a tumultuous relationship: We get together, then we break it off and still stay connected when we’re “broken up” or “in limbo.”

From Slate • Jan. 19, 2021

He still hasn’t managed to break it off with S. Nothing is going smoothly for him.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

break it off

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