Break and Holding

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Break noun - The act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement.

Usage example: a desperate break from that hellhole

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Holding is an antonym for break.

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

Holding noun - A decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard.

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Break is an antonym for holding.

Nearby Words: hold, holder, holdout, holdback

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

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

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

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