Break and Cleave

Similar meaning words

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

Show all Definitions

Cleave is a synonym for break. In some cases you can use "Cleave" instead a verb "Break".

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

Cleave verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.

Show all Definitions

Break is a synonym for cleave in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a verb "Cleave".

Nearby Words: cleavage, cleaver, cleaving

way	break way	cleave way
spell	break spell	cleave spell

Cite this Source

Cleave and Break. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/cleave

Break & Cleave. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/cleave>.

Cleave or Break. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/cleave.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "break" and "cleave" have occurred on timeline