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View synonyms for breakneck

breakneck

[ breyk-nek ]

adjective

  1. reckless or dangerous, especially because of excessive speed; hazardous:

    He raced through the streets at breakneck speed.



breakneck

/ ˈbreɪkˌnɛk /

adjective

  1. prenominal (of speed, pace, etc) excessive and dangerous
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of breakneck1

First recorded in 1555–65; break + neck
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Example Sentences

Best Buy is caught up in the breakneck world of technological innovation.

Democrats set out to woo a national network of extremely wealthy donors who could support the new breakneck fundraising pace.

Private parts, be they of ducks, damselflies or dung beetles, turn out to have evolved novel forms at breakneck speeds.

Then try to get a ticket for a Maple Leafs match, to watch the breakneck brutality in action.

To maintain its breakneck growth, it almost has to look for younger members.

It was really a breakneck sort of excursion, which is very rarely made even by the officers, and certainly never by ladies.

This coach, of course, traveled by relays, and at what was then considered breakneck speed.

With a grin the cabman touched his cap, the door banged, and the hansom set off as if the fare were in a breakneck hurry.

Mounted orderlies were dashing at breakneck speed between the Presidio and the city.

Sara Lee heard his car going at its usual breakneck speed up the street, and went to the door.

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