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breach

/ˈbɹit͡ʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Breach means: act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.

Synonyms for breach14

noun, as in a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

rupture, break, severance, rift, falling out

verb, as in act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, break

verb, as in make an opening or gap in

gap

also used for breach

fissure, surge, surf

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What does breach mean?5

verb

1

act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises“offend all laws of humanity”

2

make an opening or gap in

noun

1

a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)“they hoped to avoid a break in relations”

2

a failure to perform some promised act or obligation

3

an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with breach?12

two syllables

impeach
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Breach in a sentence

  • Look, there's a whale breaching off the starboard bow!darinmex
  • It is a custom more honored in the breach than the observance.al_ex_an_der
  • Did the cybersecurity breach affect the whole network?Igider
  • The company described the leak of private data as an impermissible breach of policy.rul
  • Our computer network has been breached over multiple years.AlanF_US
  • If you do that, I'll sue you for breach of contract!mailohilohi
  • If you do that, I'll charge you with breach of contract.rul
  • Mr Smith is accused of breach of contract.sundown

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Forms of breach

as a noun

plural
breaches

as a verb

past tense
breached
present participle
breaching
third-person singular
breaches
past participle
breached