Break
Break noun - An open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge).
Usage example: the rancher repaired the break in the fence where the horse had gotten through
Hole is a synonym for break in gap topic. In some cases you can use "Hole" instead the word "Break" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like fracture, fissure, open, perforation.
Hole
Hole noun - A place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing.
Usage example: line up the pegs on section A with the holes in section B and press the two together
Break is a synonym for hole in open topic. You can use "Break" instead the word "Hole" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as opening, perforation, opening in a solid object.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| full | full break | full hole |
| nice | nice break | nice hole |
| clean | clean break | clean hole |
| long | long break | long hole |
| Other adjectives: single, small, actual, real, massive, big, huge, little, slight, new, major, final, minor, apparent, next, last, sudden, bigger, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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If you become a wall that stands in our way, I'll tear open a hole and break through every time!
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Hope Spot: Holly sees a light source and runs to it, believing it to be an exit... only to slip down a hole and break her leg.
Source: Film / The Descent -
But no, he provided her with the means and time to escape by bringing out his Sharpedo, letting her break its teeth off, and not noticing her using said teeth to cut open a hole in the wall.
Source: Nice Job Fixing It, Villain
Cite this Source
Hole and Break. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/hole
Break & Hole. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/hole>.
Hole or Break. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/hole.
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