/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of break out Find synonyms for: Noun1. break, breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking, escape, flightusage: an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"Verb1. erupt, break out, begin, startusage: start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"2. break out, begin, startusage: begin suddenly and sometimes violently; "He broke out shouting"3. break, break out, break away, escape, get away, break looseusage: move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"4. break out, unpack, take outusage: take from stowage in preparation for use5. erupt, recrudesce, break out, trouble, ail, painusage: become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language