Synonyms for breach
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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

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1. • Failure
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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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1. The FA:

   A comment posted on the Manchester United striker’s Instagram page was insulting, abusive, improper and brought the game into disrepute contrary to FA Rule E3.1, the post also constitutes an ‘aggravated breach’, which is defined in FA Rule E3.2, as it included reference, whether express or implied, to colour and/or race and/or ethnic origin.

2. Dietrich Messeler:

   This shows that the breach (of duty by the dealer) is material.

3. Lisa Kinney:

   The incident is deeply troubling and represents a breach in our protocol, we sincerely apologize to this child and her family.

4. David Matas:

   The Convention states in Article I that each state party to this Convention undertakes never in any circumstances to retain microbial or other biological agents, or toxins whatever their origin or method of production, of types and in quantities that have no justification for prophylactic, protective or other peaceful purposes, in my view, non-reporting is a form of retention in violation of the Convention. The United States is also a state party to the treaty. If the U.S. found China acted in breach of its obligations deriving from the provisions of the Convention by its delay in reporting the coronavirus, the U.S. could lodge a complaint with the Security Council.

5. Security Center Bill Evanina:

   Hypothetically, when the CCP and intelligence services come into the U.S. and have a cyber breach, they have data, they take that back, and can force their Chinese companies to condition data, analyze it, and provide it back to Chinese intelligence services for action, we can’t do that in the U.S.