breaks off
Snaps away from
Breaks off means to separate abruptly or end suddenly.
A piece of ice breaks off from a glacier.
Someone breaks off a conversation by stopping mid-sentence or abruptly changing subject.
Negotiations break off when parties abandon talks.
A relationship breaks off when it ends, often unexpectedly: They broke off their engagement.
- splitSeparation into parts
- snapSudden sharp sound
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
- severCut apart completely
cuts ties · terminate · calls it quits · detach · tears away · chip · chips away · flake · disconnect · secede · peel · interrupt · estrange · separate · cleave · truncate · part ways · shear
- falls offdrops, tumbles, slips, detaches, topples
- cuts offdisconnects, severs, detaches, unplugs, shuts down
breaks offcontinues
Proceeds without stopping
carries on · resumes · persists · keeps going · proceeds
breaks offtapers off
Gradually becomes less
winds down · phases out · trails off · peters out · tails off
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