break loose

1. 1.

   be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise

   “His anger exploded”

   Synonymsexplodeburst forth

   Broaderchange state
2. 2.

   run away from confinement

   “The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison”

   Synonymsescapeget away

   Broaderflee

   Narrowerbreakshakeeludeexfiltratesliprun awayescape

Questions about break loose

What does break loose mean?

break loose means "be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for break loose?

Close synonyms include explode, burst forth, escape, get away. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is break loose a common word?

break loose is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.