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Makeover vs Breakthrough - What's the difference?

makeover | breakthrough |

As nouns the difference between makeover and breakthrough

is that makeover is a major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation while breakthrough is (military) an advance through and past enemy lines.

As an adjective breakthrough is

characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.

makeover

English

Alternative forms

* make-over

Noun

(wikipedia makeover) (en noun)
  • A major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation
    • This room is a mess, it needs a makeover

    Antonyms

    * makeunder

    Related terms

    * make over (verb)

    breakthrough

    English

    Alternative forms

    * breakthru

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
    • a breakthrough technological advance

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
  • Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
    • .
  • (sports) The penetration of the opposition defence
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 29 , author=Jon Smith , title=Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=But with the lively Dos Santos pulling the strings behind strikers Pavlyuchenko and Defoe, Spurs controlled the first half without finding the breakthrough their dominance deserved.}}

    Derived terms

    * breakthrough pain