Synonyms for break-in
break-in

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. housebreaking, break-in, breaking and enteringverb

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

   Synonyms:
   breaking and entering, 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, break in, 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, break in, 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, break 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, break 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, break 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, break in, 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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "break-in":

   burglary, robbery, running-in, intrusion, trespassing, bedding

How to pronounce break-in?

How to say break-in in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use break-in in a sentence?

1. Alex Guerrero:

   When I first started working with Tom, he couldn’t toss a ball without feeling pain. I worked with him using what would later be coined as muscle pliability, and he noticed a difference within two days of receiving his treatment. From there, our friendship and partnership began, i remember one day in 2012, we were sitting in Tom’s living room during a break in their offseason training and we reflected on the impact our work together had made on his ability to improve his performance. I asked myself: If what we’re doing works for you, why wouldn’t it work for everyone? And so, the TB12 brand was born.

2. Prince Harry:

   I now put in about half an hour, 45 minutes in the morning when it's like, okay, one of the kids has gone to school, the other one's taking a nap, right ? there's a break in our program.

3. Todd Rosenbluth:

   There's not a lot of whitespace left that isn't being taken up by passive funds or well-established active funds. Unless it's a fund manager starting up his own shop, the only way for most funds to break in is to market a more sophisticated strategy.

4. Robert Herjavec:

   If they want to break in, there’s nothing you can do, but you can have an alarm, a safe and a dog to stop them from getting away with anything once they’re in.

5. Pamela Courts:

   Overnight, we had a break-in, so whatever was upstairs they came and took: TVs jewelry, everything.