Breakthrough and Crash

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Breakthrough

Breakthrough noun - An instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill.

Usage example: Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin was one of medicine's great breakthroughs, for penicillin became the first antibiotic to successfully combat bacterial infections in humans

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Synonyms for Breakthrough

Antonyms for Breakthrough

Crash is an antonym for breakthrough.

Crash

Crash noun - The violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact.

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Synonyms for Crash

Antonyms for Crash

Breakthrough is an antonym for crash.

Nearby Words: crashed, crashing

How words are described

short	short breakthrough	short crash
single	single breakthrough	single crash
real	real breakthrough	real crash
massive	massive breakthrough	massive crash
Other adjectives: large, big, huge, new, major, final, minor, next, recent.

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