Break and Propel

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Break verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

Usage example: the final vote broke the deadlock

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Propel is an antonym for break.

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

Propel verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.

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Break is an antonym for propel.

Nearby Words: propelled, propelling

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Propel and Break. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/propel

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