Break and Vow

Opposite meaning words

Break noun - A momentary halt in an activity.

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Vow is an antonym for break.

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

Vow noun - A person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something.

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Break is an antonym for vow in topics: promise, make a solemn promise.

Nearby Words: vowed, vowing

notable	notable break	notable vow
complete	complete break	complete vow
true	true break	true vow
serious	serious break	serious vow
Other adjectives: permanent, temporary, last, magical.

If unlucky, they'll be forced to make their vow a Frequently-Broken Unbreakable Vow when circumstances force them to break it.

Source: Heroic Vow
He regretted it when he sobered up but, rather than break his vow and be dishonoured, he sat in the seat and was incinerated.

Source: The Call Left A Message
It is unclear whether they genuinely couldn't break their vow, or were simply unwilling to.

Source: I Gave My Word

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