Home › Words › B › breakstepbreakstepbreakstep means A genre that evolved from 2-step garage, moving away from the more soulful elements of garage and incorporating downtempo drum and bass-style basslines.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, breakstep ranks #15,410 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom break + -step.nounA genre that evolved from 2-step garage, moving away from the more soulful elements of garage and incorporating downtempo drum and bass-style basslines.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.darkstep 73% match — A subgenre of dubstep with a fast tempo that incorporates ambient and industrial samples. vs breakstep →techstep 73% match — A subgenre of drum and bass music heavily influenced by techno and industrial music. vs breakstep →brostep 68% match — A harsher-sounding form of dubstep music, influenced by house music and heavy metal. vs breakstep →jazzstep 68% match — A genre of electronic dance music which combines elements of drum and bass and jazz. vs breakstep →drumstep 68% match — A genre of music combining elements of drum and bass and dubstep. vs breakstep →dubstep 66% match — A subgenre of electronic dance music descended from 2-step garage that was popular in the early 2010s, characterized by its dark mood, sparse half-step and two-step rhythms, and emphasis on sub-bass. vs breakstep →deathstep 64% match — A subgenre of dubstep that fuses heavy death metal influences with electronic brostep elements. vs breakstep →breakcore 61% match — A style of electronic music characterised by a high tempo, complex and intricate breakbeats, and a wide palette of samples from various sources, especially the "Amen break". vs breakstep →