FRACTURED Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈfrak-chərd

Definition of fractured

as in broken

forcibly separated into many pieces a fractured radius that will have to be pieced together with a metal plate and screws

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fractured

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verb

past tense of fracture

as in disrupted

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly fractured his arm in the fall

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as in violated

to fail to keep civil liberties that have been fractured by the government's actions

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Recent Examples of fractured

Adjective

But Rooney suffered a fractured thumb in that match, so Bryant is the setter and is still doing some blocking too. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Your filmmakers and friends Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano recently made a film in which the banlieue of the 1980s were less fractured. — Baptiste Mandrillon, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Verb

Police said the woman fractured multiple ribs as a result of the attack. — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2026 During testing, the structure remained buoyant even after cracks developed, connection points fractured, and an entire lattice layer broke apart. — New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fractured

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractured

Adjective

She was treated at hospitals in Ramallah and Israel for lacerations across her body, a broken rib and four broken vertebrae.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
The desire to move—even to move the broken ankle itself—became, at times, overwhelming.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of broken

Verb

When those signals are blocked, disrupted or deliberately jammed, vehicles may need other methods to maintain reliable navigation.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
While the restorations are only to the marble surface of the building, the meticulous nature of the job would have disrupted all aspects of the Plaza experience for would-be guests.

— Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of disrupted

Verb

In a victory for the journalists, Kelly expanded a previous, temporary ruling that the administration had violated the news outlets' Fifth Amendment right to due process.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Nevertheless, even if the amendments had met the threshold and passed, the WIAA cannot implement a policy that is in violation of Washington state law and the amendments proposed would have violated state law.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of violated

Adjective

The damage left shattered glass and a large hole in the building.

— Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
But detailed summaries of the punishments obtained by The New York Times provide the first look at how Cornell administrators apportioned blame for the alcohol and drug-fueled gathering that the woman has said left her shattered and degraded.

— Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of shattered

Verb

On this day in 1931, news broke that Al Capone, Chicago’s untouchable crime boss, had been found guilty.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026
His 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to open the second half — his second in as many weeks — broke a scoreless first-half tie.

— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of broke

Adjective

In one video from the scene, a French official, identified as Aulnoye-Aymeries mayor Bernard Baudoux, is sitting on the ground outside a vehicle with a smashed window.

— Dana Karni, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Start your day with their Stuffed Biscuit that’s filled with spicy sausage and smashed potatoes or Cornmeal Pancakes with Cinnamon-Brown Sugar Crunch Topping.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of smashed

Verb

For example, when a credit card is fragmented into particles some 10 microns in diameter, there is a more than 200-fold increase in its surface area, says Wei Min, a chemist at Columbia University and one of the senior authors of the study.

— Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
Without senior-level ownership, AI initiatives risk becoming fragmented, under-supervised or misaligned with broader business priorities.

— Jennifer C. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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