breakaway
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
there was a breakaway by the discontented members
Types & categories
- secession hypernym
Related & opposite
- splinter derivation
Sense 2 adjective
having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
a breakaway faction
Related & opposite
- separatist derivation
- independent similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | splinter |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | secession |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | separatist |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | independent |