BREAKING OUT (OF) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

breaking out (of)

verb

present participle of break out (of)

as in escaping

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage

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The combination remained effective because escaping both antibodies required multiple simultaneous mutations rather than a single genetic change.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Workers were able to prevent more than 1,000 other monkeys at the facility from escaping.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of escaping

Verb

On Saturday, July 4, the Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department rescued a dog that had fallen into a well after running away scared from the sound of fireworks.

— Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
Crews were back out on Saturday to search for a man who Elgin police said was running away with a large knife and went into the Fox River after an incident Friday morning.

— Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 27 June 2026

Definition of running away

Verb

Cendejas said Wahab needs to focus her time on getting out to voters in the district while the state Legislature is in recess between July and August.

— Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Stewart surrendered a solo homer to Brooks Lee before getting out of the ninth.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026

Definition of getting out

Verb

But so a modern car, like a Bronco, the powertrain’s running off electronics, right?

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 1 July 2026
Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha is another right-footed left-winger, but is charged with partnering an overlapping full-back and running off central midfield tempo-setters such as Bruno Fernandes.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of running off

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Taylor loves her Easter eggs, and there are rumors flying that Madison Square Garden is simply a bold ploy to redirect fans’ (and the media’s) attention away from where her true nuptials will be.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
So, at this point, the town of Calistoga doesn't seem willing to take a chance that flying cars will be showing up any time soon.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of flying

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But the acres burned by high-severity fires — when flames explode out of control with extreme temperatures, incinerating trees rather than simply clearing out dead vegetation — have increased thirtyfold.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
And sometimes the physical act of clearing out resets more than just the space.

— John Speranza, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of clearing out

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