Break and Dare

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Break verb - To hasten away from something dangerous or frightening.

Usage example: the herd of gazelles broke when they saw the lions racing toward them from the ridge above

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Dare is an antonym for break.

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

Dare verb - To invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat.

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Break is an antonym for dare.

Nearby Words: daring, daringly, dared, daren

good	good break	good dare
long	long break	long dare
total	total break	total dare
true	true break	true dare
Other adjectives: single, new, final.

people	break people	dare people
laws	break laws	dare laws

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