breach
English Thesaurus
1. a failure to perform some promised act or obligation (noun.act)
hypernym | : | failure, |
definition | : | an unexpected omission (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | breach of contract, |
definition | : | a breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is required in a contract (noun.act) |
2. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) (noun.event)
hyponym | : | schism, |
definition | : | the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences (noun.event) |
3. an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) (noun.object)
hypernym | : | gap, opening, |
definition | : | an open or empty space in or between things (noun.object) |
4. make an opening or gap in (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | open, open up, |
definition | : | cause to open or to become open (verb.contact) |
5. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social)
hypernym | : | disrespect, |
definition | : | show a lack of respect for (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | sin, transgress, trespass, |
definition | : | commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | trespass, |
definition | : | break the law (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | intrude, trespass, |
definition | : | enter unlawfully on someone's property (verb.social) |
6. a failure to perform some promised act or obligation (noun.act)
derivation | : | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate, |
definition | : | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social) |
7. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) (noun.event)
derivation | : | break up, sever, |
definition | : | set or keep apart (verb.contact) |
8. an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) (noun.object)
derivation | : | breach, gap, |
definition | : | make an opening or gap in (verb.contact) |
9. make an opening or gap in (verb.contact)
derivation | : | crack, gap, |
definition | : | a narrow opening (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | breach, |
definition | : | an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) (noun.object) |
derivation | : | gap, opening, |
definition | : | an open or empty space in or between things (noun.object) |
10. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social)
antonym | : | keep, observe, |
definition | : | conform one's action or practice to (verb.social) |
derivation | : | breach, |
definition | : | a failure to perform some promised act or obligation (noun.act) |
derivation | : | evildoing, transgression, |
definition | : | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle (noun.act) |
derivation | : | offender, wrongdoer, |
definition | : | a person who transgresses moral or civil law (noun.person) |
derivation | : | transgressor, |
definition | : | someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command (noun.person) |
derivation | : | offensive, violative, |
definition | : | violating or tending to violate or offend against (adj.all) |
derivation | : | violable, |
definition | : | capable of being violated (adj.all) |
11. a failure to perform some promised act or obligation (noun.act)
derivation | : | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate, |
definition | : | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social) |
12. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) (noun.event)
derivation | : | break up, sever, |
definition | : | set or keep apart (verb.contact) |
13. an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) (noun.object)
derivation | : | breach, gap, |
definition | : | make an opening or gap in (verb.contact) |
14. make an opening or gap in (verb.contact)
derivation | : | crack, gap, |
definition | : | a narrow opening (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | breach, |
definition | : | an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) (noun.object) |
derivation | : | gap, opening, |
definition | : | an open or empty space in or between things (noun.object) |
15. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social)
antonym | : | keep, observe, |
definition | : | conform one's action or practice to (verb.social) |
derivation | : | breach, |
definition | : | a failure to perform some promised act or obligation (noun.act) |
derivation | : | evildoing, transgression, |
definition | : | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle (noun.act) |
derivation | : | offender, wrongdoer, |
definition | : | a person who transgresses moral or civil law (noun.person) |
derivation | : | transgressor, |
definition | : | someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command (noun.person) |
derivation | : | offensive, violative, |
definition | : | violating or tending to violate or offend against (adj.all) |
derivation | : | violable, |
definition | : | capable of being violated (adj.all) |
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