" broke "

1: lacking money or material possessions;

  * e.g., " ... too broke to afford even a used car "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beggared,

•  beggarly,

•  destitute,

•  dirt-poor,

•  down-and-out,

•  famished,

•  hard up,

•  impecunious,

•  impoverished,

•  indigent,

•  necessitous,

•  needful,

•  needy,

•  pauperized,

•  penniless,

•  penurious,

•  poor,

•  poverty-stricken,

•  skint,

•  threadbare

•  Antonyms : 

•  affluent,

•  deep-pocketed,

•  fat,

•  fat-cat,

•  flush,

•  moneyed,

•  opulent,

•  rich,

•  silk-stocking,

•  wealthy,

•  well-heeled,

•  well-off,

•  well-to-do

1: to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly;

  * e.g., " ... hated telling her that I had broken her favorite glass vase "

•  Synonyms : 

•  broke up,

•  busted,

•  disintegrated,

•  dismembered,

•  disrupted,

•  fractured,

•  fragmented,

•  rived

•  Antonyms : 

•  advanced,

•  elevated,

•  promoted,

•  raised

2: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;

  * e.g., " ... the final vote broke the deadlock "

•  Synonyms : 

•  broke off,

•  broke up,

•  canned,

•  ceased,

•  cut off,

•  cut out,

•  desisted (from),

•  discontinued,

•  dropped,

•  ended,

•  gave over,

•  halted,

•  knocked off,

•  laid off,

•  left off,

•  packed (up or in),

•  quit,

•  shut off,

•  stopped

•  Antonyms : 

•  ciphered,

•  coded,

•  enciphered,

•  encoded,

•  encrypted

3: to bring to a lower grade or rank;

  * e.g., " ... the captain was broken to lieutenant commander for disobeying a direct order from his group commander "

•  Synonyms : 

•  busted,

•  degraded,

•  demoted,

•  disrated,

•  downgraded,

•  reduced

•  Antonyms : 

•  complied (with),

•  conformed (to),

•  followed,

•  minded,

•  obeyed,

•  observed

1: to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly;

  * e.g., " ... hated telling her that I had broken her favorite glass vase "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break up,

•  bust,

•  disintegrate,

•  dismember,

•  disrupt,

•  fracture,

•  fragment,

•  rive

•  Antonyms : 

•  advance,

•  elevate,

•  promote,

•  raise

2: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;

  * e.g., " ... the final vote broke the deadlock "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break off,

•  break up,

•  can,

•  cease,

•  cut off,

•  cut out,

•  desist (from),

•  discontinue,

•  drop,

•  end,

•  give over,

•  halt,

•  knock off,

•  lay off,

•  leave off,

•  pack (up or in),

•  quit,

•  shut off,

•  stop

•  Antonyms : 

•  cipher,

•  code,

•  encipher,

•  encode,

•  encrypt

3: to bring to a lower grade or rank;

  * e.g., " ... the captain was broken to lieutenant commander for disobeying a direct order from his group commander "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bust,

•  degrade,

•  demote,

•  disrate,

•  downgrade,

•  reduce

•  Antonyms : 

•  comply (with),

•  conform (to),

•  follow,

•  mind,

•  obey,

•  observe

1: as in got, went down (with);

•  Synonyms : 

•  came down (with),

•  caught,

•  contracted,

•  got,

•  sickened (with),

•  took,

•  went down (with),

•  failed,

•  languished,

•  sank,

•  wasted (away),

•  weakened,

•  wilted,

•  withered,

•  worsened,

•  died (from),

•  succumbed (to)

•  Antonyms : 

•  came back,

•  gained,

•  healed,

•  mended,

•  recouped,

•  recovered,

•  recuperated,

•  snapped back,

•  rallied,

•  rebounded,

•  recovered (from),

•  shook (off)

1: to arrange or assign according to type;

  * e.g., " ... when presented with the pile of files, the first thing he did was to break them down by month, order within the month, and region "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assorted,

•  categorized,

•  classed,

•  classified,

•  codified,

•  compartmentalized,

•  compartmented,

•  digested,

•  distinguished,

•  distributed,

•  graded,

•  grouped,

•  pegged,

•  placed,

•  ranged,

•  ranked,

•  relegated,

•  separated,

•  sorted,

•  typed

•  Antonyms : 

•  started (up)

2: to go through decomposition;

  * e.g., " ... the enamel of a human tooth will begin to break down when exposed to sugar for too long "

•  Synonyms : 

•  corrupted,

•  decayed,

•  decomposed,

•  disintegrated,

•  festered,

•  fouled,

•  molded,

•  moldered,

•  perished,

•  putrefied,

•  rotted,

•  spoiled

•  Antonyms : 

•  assembled,

•  constructed

3: to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships;

  * e.g., " ... if we break the problem down into what appear to be three aspects of it, we'll have a better chance of solving it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  analyzed,

•  anatomized,

•  assayed,

•  cut,

•  deconstructed,

•  dissected

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent;

  * e.g., " ... the burglars broke in by smashing a window "

•  Synonyms : 

•  burglarized,

•  burgled

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion;

  * e.g., " ... he rudely broke in to drop the names of several celebrities that he had met "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chimed in,

•  chipped in,

•  cut in,

•  interposed,

•  interrupted,

•  intruded

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;

  * e.g., " ... the judge broke off court proceedings until after lunch "

•  Synonyms : 

•  broke,

•  broke up,

•  canned,

•  ceased,

•  cut off,

•  cut out,

•  desisted (from),

•  discontinued,

•  dropped,

•  ended,

•  gave over,

•  halted,

•  knocked off,

•  laid off,

•  left off,

•  packed (up or in),

•  quit,

•  shut off,

•  stopped

•  Antonyms : 

•  continued,

•  hung on,

•  persisted

2: to come to an end;

  * e.g., " ... talks between the two sides broke off when one began making unreasonable demands "

•  Synonyms : 

•  broke up,

•  ceased,

•  closed,

•  concluded,

•  dead-ended,

•  determined,

•  died,

•  discontinued,

•  elapsed,

•  ended,

•  expired,

•  finished,

•  halted,

•  lapsed,

•  left off,

•  let up,

•  passed,

•  quit,

•  stopped,

•  terminated,

•  went,

•  winked (out),

•  wound up

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to develop suddenly and violently;

  * e.g., " ... in the wake of news reports of deaths from the flu, panic broke out, and there was a mad rush for flu shots "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blazed (up),

•  burst (forth),

•  erupted,

•  exploded,

•  flamed,

•  flared (up)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization;

  * e.g., " ... the band broke up when their arguments over money grew too stressful "

•  Synonyms : 

•  disbanded,

•  dispersed,

•  dissolved

•  Antonyms : 

•  banded,

•  joined,

•  united

2: to come to an end;

  * e.g., " ... the meeting broke up when all the business for the day had been completed "

•  Synonyms : 

•  broke off,

•  ceased,

•  closed,

•  concluded,

•  dead-ended,

•  determined,

•  died,

•  discontinued,

•  elapsed,

•  ended,

•  expired,

•  finished,

•  halted,

•  lapsed,

•  left off,

•  let up,

•  passed,

•  quit,

•  stopped,

•  terminated,

•  went,

•  winked (out),

•  wound up

•  Antonyms : 

•  continued,

•  hung on,

•  persisted

3: to set or force apart;

  * e.g., " ... he broke up the rocks in the old stone wall with a crowbar, sending them tumbling to the ground "

•  Synonyms : 

•  decoupled,

•  disassociated,

•  disconnected,

•  disjoined,

•  disjointed,

•  dissevered,

•  dissociated,

•  disunited,

•  divided,

•  divorced,

•  parted,

•  ramified,

•  resolved,

•  separated,

•  severed,

•  split,

•  sundered,

•  uncoupled,

•  unlinked,

•  unyoked

•  Antonyms : 

•  joined,

•  linked,

•  unified,

•  united

1: to take a meal;

  * e.g., " ... They always enjoy breaking bread with friends. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ate,

•  dined,

•  fared,

•  fed,

•  partook,

•  refreshed,

•  victualed

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)