Break and Offend

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Break

Break verb - To fail to keep.

Usage example: had broken his promise not to share their conversation with anyone

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Offend is a synonym for break in transgress topic. In some cases you can use "Offend" instead a verb "Break", when it comes to topics like violate law.

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

Offend

Offend verb - To commit an offense.

Usage example: since this is the first time you've offended, we'll let you off lightly

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Synonyms for Offend

Antonyms for Offend

Break is a synonym for offend. You can use "Break" instead a verb "Offend".

Nearby Words: offensive, offence, offender, offending, offensively

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Common collocations

character	break character	offend character
people	break people	offend people
way	break way	offend way
code	break code	offend code

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