Break and Undermine

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Break

Break verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.
Usage example: I broke a tooth on the hard candy
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Undermine is a synonym for break in weaken topic. In some cases you can use "Undermine" instead a verb "Break".
Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Undermine

Undermine verb - Destroy property or hinder normal operations.
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Break is a synonym for undermine. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a verb "Undermine".
Nearby Word: undermining

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power break power undermine power
people break people undermine people
control break control undermine control
system break system undermine system
Other words: time, way, rule, story.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Mansfield Park Subverted, in that it's actually her last and boldest attempt to undermine them and force them to accept her as the de facto boss of the house, and is therefore an example of Break Them by Talking.
    Source: Literature / Mansfield Park
  • Comic Book / Knightfall Bane watches from a distance as Batman begins to break down and undermine himself, then ups the ante by interfering a bit more directly (he sends both Killer Croc and a Venom-enhanced Riddler after the hero).
    Source: Comic Book / Knightfall
  • Party Scheduling Gambit Something went wrong, however, leading to Perro Aguayo Jr to break from CMLL completely in 2008 and CMLL to retaliate with counter shows running directly alongside PDM's to undermine the new promotion's launch.
    Source: Party Scheduling Gambit
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Undermine and Break. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/undermine
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Undermine or Break. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/undermine.

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