BROKEN OFF (WITH) Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

broken off (with)

verb

past participle of break off (with)

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to end a usually intimate relationship with sincerely wants to break off with him without hurting his feelings

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Three men in their 70s were slightly injured — two of them were caught in the wind and a third one fell from a stool, apparently blown off by the wind while preparing for the storm, the Okinawa prefecture said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
After defeating Troy and setting sail for home, Odysseus, the ruler of a small kingdom, and his men are blown off course.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026

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The concern is that I would get emotionally involved with this girl too soon after being dumped.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Real people went outside and dumped buckets of ice on their heads, ostensibly to spread awareness of a neurodegenerative disease.

— Matt Carlstrom, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026

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