'Breakaway' definitions:
Definition of 'breakaway'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction" [syn: breakaway, fissiparous, separatist]
noun
The act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood" [syn: breakaway, breaking away]
Definition of 'Breakaway'
From: GCIDE
- Breakaway \Break"a*way`\, n. [Break + away] [Australasia]
- 1. A wild rush of sheep, cattle, horses, or camels (especially at the smell or the sight of water); a stampede. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. An animal that breaks away from a herd. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 3. an object designed to break off or shatter under impact, as a safety measure. [PJC]
- 4. (Sport) the sudden emergence of one or more players or contestants from a clustered group, rushing toward a goal, as bicyclists in a race, or baketball players after a rebound has been caught. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'breakaway'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abjuratory,
- alienated,
- antagonistic,
- antiestablishment,
- antipathetic,
- apostasy,
- at odds with,
- at variance with,
- backsliding,
- beat,
- betrayal,
- Bohemian,
- bolt,
- clashing,
- conflicting,
- contradicting,
- contradictory,
- counter-culture,
- counteractant,
- counteracting,
- counteractive,
- countervailing,
- counterworking,
- cranky,
- crotchety,
- defection,
- dereliction,
- deserter,
- desertion,
- differing,
- disagreeing,
- disloyalty,
- dissentient,
- dissenting,
- dissident,
- extreme,
- extremistic,
- factious,
- faithlessness,
- far out,
- free and easy,
- fringy,
- going over,
- heretical,
- heterodox,
- hippie,
- hostile,
- in opposition,
- informal,
- inimical,
- insurgent,
- insurrectionary,
- kinky,
- maverick,
- mugwumpian,
- mugwumpish,
- mutineering,
- mutinous,
- nonconforming,
- nonconformist,
- not cricket,
- not done,
- not kosher,
- offbeat,
- opposing,
- oppositional,
- oppugnant,
- original,
- perverse,
- rare,
- ratting,
- reactionary,
- rebel,
- rebellious,
- recalcitrant,
- recherche,
- recidivation,
- recidivism,
- recreancy,
- recusant,
- renitent,
- renunciative,
- renunciatory,
- repudiative,
- repudiatory,
- repugnant,
- resistant,
- revocatory,
- revolutional,
- revolutionary,
- riotous,
- schism,
- schismatic,
- secession,
- secessionist,
- sectarian,
- sectary,
- seditionary,
- seditious,
- separatist,
- subversive,
- sui generis,
- traitorous,
- treason,
- treasonable,
- turbulent,
- turning traitor,
- uncommon,
- unconventional,
- uncustomary,
- underground,
- undreamed-of,
- unexpected,
- unfamiliar,
- unfashionable,
- unheard-of,
- unique,
- unordinary,
- unorthodox,
- unthought-of,
- unusual,
- unwonted,
- walkout,
- way out