break down

The phrase “break down” has 2 syllables: break down

It's pronounced as /breɪk daʊn/

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In the thesaurus, “break down” has 234 synonyms and 65 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for break down along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for break down

act up
addle
agitation
alarm
alarum
alphabetize
analysis
analyze
anatomize
anatomizing
anatomy
annihilate
anxiety
apprehension
arrange
arrangement
array
assay
assess
assessment
assort
assortment
bash
basket case
break
break up
bust
catalog
cataloging
catalogue
cataloguing
categorization
categorize
choke
class
classification
classify
clump
cluster
codification
codify
colligate
compartment
compartmentalize
contaminate
corrupt
corruption
crack
crack-up
crash
crumble
crumbling
crunch
crush
cull
curdle
curdling
cut
cut out
decay
decimate
decline
decompose
decomposition
deconstruct
deconstruction
defile
degenerate
demolish
demount
descend
desolate
destroy
detach
deteriorate
devastate
diagnose
diagnosis
diagram
die
digest
dilapidate
disaggregate
disarticulate
disassemble
discomposure
disconnect
disengage
disintegrate
disintegration
disjoin
disjoint
dismantle
dismember
dismount
dispose
disquiet
dissect
dissection
dissever
dissolution
distinguish
distribute
disturbance
disunite
divide
division
draw up
enumerate
enumeration
evaluate
evaluation
examination
examine
excitability
fail
fall apart
ferment
fermentation
fester
festering
file
fizzle
foul
fracture
fragment
frazzle
freak-out
give out
go off the deep end
go to pieces
go to seed
grade
group
identify
index
indexing
inspect
inspection
inventory
investigate
investigation
itemization
jam
knock down
list
lose it
malfunction
marshal
marshall
melt down
meltdown
mold
molder
moldering
mortify
muster
nervous breakdown
nervousness
nuke
order
organize
peg
perish
perturbation
pigeonhole
place
pollute
pulverize
putrefaction
putrefy
putrescence
range
rank
recategorize
reclassify
recognize
reduce
reduction
refer
regroup
relegate
rot
ruin
run to seed
rust
schematize
screen
scrutinize
scrutiny
segment
segmentation
separate
separation
set
shatter
shelve
shiver
sieve
sift
sink
smash
snap
sort
sour
souring
splinter
split
spoil
spoilage
sputter
stall
strike
subcategorize
subdivide
subdivision
systematize
tabulate
tabulation
tailspin
taint
take down
tear down
total
turn
turn off
type
vaporize
waste
wheeze
winnow
wither
wrack
wreck

Antonyms for break down

age
agglomerate
agglomeration
aggregate
aggregation
amalgamate
amalgamation
ameliorate
aplomb
assemble
assimilate
assimilation
better
build
calmness
cleanse
coalesce
coalescence
combine
compose
composure
confuse
conglomerate
conglomeration
consolidate
consolidation
construct
coolness
develop
disarrange
erect
grow
growth
imperturbability
improve
integrate
integration
jumble
lump
maturation
mature
meliorate
misclassify
missort
mistype
pitch
placidity
purify
refresh
renew
restore
ripen
ripening
scramble
self-possession
sereneness
serenity
synthesis
synthesize
tranquility
tranquillity
tranquilness
unification
unify
unite

Meanings of break down

verb
1. To fail, to cease to function.
2. To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.
3. To render or to become weak and ineffective.
4. To (cause to) decay, to decompose.
5. To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of.
6. To digest.

Example Sentences

Let’s break down the project into smaller, manageable tasks.
The teacher will break down the complex concept for the students.
We need to break down the budget to see where we can save money.
Mechanics had to break down the engine to find the problem.
The report will break down the data into clear categories.

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