WordCmp.com

terminate vs break off

break off vs terminate

terminate and break off both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
terminate No No Yes No
break off No No Yes No
As verbs, break off is a hyponym of terminate; that is, break off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than terminate:
  • terminate: bring to an end or halt
  • break off: prevent completion
Other hyponyms of terminate include close out, finish, abort, culminate, lift, raise, ax, axe, kill, stamp out, break up, dissolve, break up, dissolve, break, discontinue, stop, break, interrupt, finalise, finalize, nail down, settle, complete, finish, closure, cloture, adjudicate, decide, resolve, settle, conclude, close, phase out, close.
terminate (verb) break off (verb)
bring to an end or halt prevent completion
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position interrupt before its natural or planned end
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical break a small piece off from
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of break off (a piece from a whole)
break a piece from a whole
Difference between terminate and break off

Words related to "terminate"

Words related to "break off"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.