Break
Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: hated telling her that I had broken her favorite glass vase
Fix
Fix verb - To put into good shape or working order again.
Usage example: have to fix the car before we can go
How words are described
| good | good break | good fix |
| pleasant | pleasant break | pleasant fix |
| nice | nice break | nice fix |
| best | best break | best fix |
| Other adjectives: long, short, standard, fake, single, real, cool, little, quick, famous, new, permanent, major, possible, minor, temporary, outright, next. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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After being wowed by the fancy animation and pseudo-AI, you soon realize that you're just wandering around aimlessly pointing your mouse at everything trying to find an object you can interact with/pick up/break/fix/manipulate.
Source: Solve the Soup Cans -
When he found out the portal also led to an alternate dimension and wouldn't fix things, he suffered the psychotic break that kicks off Watching The Clock.
- I'll probably break this Web site a few times, so if you see something broken, there isn't much point in trying to fix it because I'll probably break it again.
Cite this Source
Fix and Break. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/fix
Break & Fix. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/fix>.
Fix or Break. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/fix.
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