breakable

adjective

break·​able ˈbrā-kə-bəl How to pronounce breakable (audio)
Synonyms of breakablenext
: capable of being broken
breakable noun

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a world record that may not be breakable elderly people's bones can be highly breakable if they suffer from osteoporosis
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Sets with unbreakable backboards and breakaway rims are the best type for children because breakable boards and rigid rims can lead to the little ones hurting their fingers. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026 Water in hot springs can cause severe or fatal burns, and scalding water underlies most of the thin, breakable crust around hot springs. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 21 July 2026 If public-key cryptography becomes breakable, attackers can impersonate services, weaken the handshakes that set up secure sessions and forge signatures that make malicious code look legitimate. — Kumar Mehta, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 In order to become an official Guinness World Records title holder, records must be measurable, breakable, standardizable, verifiable, and substantially different from any other current record, according to the Guinness World Records website. — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for breakable

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First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of breakable was in 1570

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“Breakable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breakable. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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