Synonyms for break open

Most common

burst out · flare · erupt · split · burst · force

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To make a breakthrough on a mystery or problem; to cause a breakthrough to be made.

   I think I broke this case open.

2. v. 2

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, open.

   Lacking a corkscrew, he broke the bottle open.

Example sentences

• flare You must be careful not to make his anger flare up.
• erupt I feel like a volcano ready to erupt at any moment.
• split That crisis threatened to split the nation in two.
• burst When she saw her test score, she burst into tears.
• force The city was ruined by the brutal force of nature.

By length

5 letters

force¹, split¹, burst¹, flare¹, erupt²

6 letters

irrupt

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (erupt² = 2 syllables).