Synonyms for break in
break in

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1. housebreaking, break-in, breaking and enteringverb

   trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent

   Synonyms:
   breaking and entering, break-in, housebreaking

2. break in, breakverb

   enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act

   "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"; "who broke into my account last night?"

   Synonyms:
   crack, break away, give way, soften, reveal, barge in, develop, unwrap, conk out, part, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, snap off, stop, go, demote, break out, separate, split, give away, damp, smash, interrupt, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, cut in, divulge, pause, butt in, get around, wear out, cave in, let on, break-dance, check, break up, breach, give out, give, split up, better, burst, go bad, break off, disclose, chime in, bust, erupt, recrudesce, break dance, go against, dampen, fall in, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, chisel in, kick downstairs, break down, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, expose, break, discontinue, intermit, wear, put in

3. chime in, cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in, break inverb

   break into a conversation

   "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"

   Synonyms:
   barge in, hive away, inject, lay in, interpose, install, interject, butt in, stash away, throw in, set up, stack away, instal, stick in, put in, store, submit, break, insert, gate-crash, enclose, chime in, cut in, come in, crash, introduce, inclose, chisel in, salt away

4. break inverb

   start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role

   Synonyms:
   cut in, barge in, butt in, chime in, chisel in, break, put in

5. break inverb

   intrude on uninvited

   "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"

   Synonyms:
   cut in, barge in, butt in, chime in, chisel in, break, put in

6. break inverb

   break so as to fall inward

   "He broke in the door"

   Synonyms:
   cut in, barge in, butt in, chime in, chisel in, break, put in

7. break in, breakverb

   make submissive, obedient, or useful

   "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"

   Synonyms:
   crack, break away, give way, soften, reveal, barge in, develop, unwrap, conk out, part, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, snap off, stop, go, demote, break out, separate, split, give away, damp, smash, interrupt, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, cut in, divulge, pause, butt in, get around, wear out, cave in, let on, break-dance, check, break up, breach, give out, give, split up, better, burst, go bad, break off, disclose, chime in, bust, erupt, recrudesce, break dance, go against, dampen, fall in, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, chisel in, kick downstairs, break down, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, expose, break, discontinue, intermit, wear, put in

Matched Categories

1. • Begin
   • Break
   • Interrupt
   • Intrude
   • Tame
   • Trespass

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1. break in

   Synonyms:
   make an irruption

2. break in

   Synonyms:
   intrude one's self, take up the discourse, begin to speak

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1. Novak Djokovic:

   I served very well, there were not many rallies in the match. A break in each set was enough, it was the best serving performance in this tournament, it was his first Masters final so in a way experience prevailed. But I played very solidly today. Maybe he lost his focus a bit.

2. Evgeni Malkin:

   It was a long process for me. This was the longest break in my life, we won and I scored a couple of goals — it felt amazing. I feel so at ease right now.

3. Richard Milhous Nixon:

   I want you to stonewall it. (To staff on news of break-in at Watergate)

4. Rolf Steinmann:

   We never knew when there would be a break in the numbers or if they would continue to rise.

5. Markus Schneider:

   One of the things that has helped emerging markets was the synchronised improvement in global growth - you had both developed markets growth and emerging markets growth - and that is being challenged by concerns about global trade wars, we could see a structural break in how some of the most important allies, i.e. Europe and the U.S., trade with each other, and that's not positive for some of the major emerging markets.