Antonyms for give a break
| Grammar : Verb |
- abandon
- accuse
- blame
- burden
- cancel
- condemn
- confine
- discharge
- discourage
- dismiss
- endanger
- fire
- forfeit
- give
- harm
- hold
- hurt
- imperil
- imprison
- injure
- keep
- lay off
- leave open
- let go
- limit
- lose
- make vulnerable
- need
- pain
- refuse
- reject
- release
- restrain
- shun
- spend
- squander
- throw away
- trouble
- upset
- waste
- worry
Definition of give a break
- As in relieve : verb help; give assistance
- As in rescue : verb save from danger
- As in save : verb rescue
- As in spare : verb forgive; have mercy upon
- As in hire : verb commission for responsibility, use
Synonyms for give a break
- absolve
- add to payroll
- aid
- appoint
- assist
- authorize
- bail one out
- bail out
- be lenient
- be merciful
- book
- bring aid
- bring in
- bring on board
- carry
- charter
- come to rescue
- conserve
- contract for
- defend
- delegate
- deliver
- discharge
- disembarrass
- disentangle
- dispense
- draft
- emancipate
- employ
- empower
- engage
- enlist
- excuse
- exempt
- exploit
- extricate
- fill a position
- find help
- forbear
- free
- get off the hook
- get out
- get out of hock
- give a break
- give a hand
- give a rest
- give job to
- give quarter to
- give work
- go easy on
- hold over
- ink
- keep
- lease
- leave
- let
- let go
- let off
- liberate
- make use of
- manumit
- obtain
- occupy
- pardon
- pick
- pity
- place
- pledge
- preserve
- privilege from
- procure
- promise
- protect
- pull out of fire
- pull out of the fire
- put on
- put to work
- ransom
- recapture
- recover
- redeem
- refrain from
- regain
- release
- relent
- relieve from
- rent
- retain
- retrieve
- safeguard
- salvage
- save bacon
- save from
- save life of
- save neck
- save one's neck
- secure
- select
- set free
- sign on
- sign up
- spell
- spring
- stand in for
- sublease
- sublet
- substitute for
- succor
- support
- sustain
- take on
- take over from
- take the place of
- truck with
- unchain
- unleash
- unloose
- unshackle
- utilize
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