Break and Recommence

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Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.

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Recommence is an antonym for break.

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Recommence verb - Cause to start anew.

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Break is an antonym for recommence in topics: renew, refurbish.

Nearby Words: recommencement, recommencing

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Recommence and Break. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/recommence

Break & Recommence. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/recommence>.

Recommence or Break. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/recommence.

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