FRAGMENTED Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈfrag-ˌmen-təd

Definition of fragmented

as in fractured

forcibly separated into many pieces restoring the fragmented Roman sculpture was like putting together a jigsaw puzzle

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fragmented

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verb

past tense of fragment

as in disrupted

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly you can fragment that peanut brittle easily, but how it breaks is basically up to the brittle

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Dedicated reconstruction funds are common in postconflict states, and a sovereign wealth fund may be justified to streamline the management of fragmented, distressed, and historically poorly managed public assets. — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026 Why Kraft Heinz uses Europe to test products Kraft Heinz is tapping Europe’s fragmented markets as a testing ground for new products like zero-sugar ketchup before taking them global. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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Legacy databases are notoriously fragmented, proprietary data is rarely cleaned or standardized, and cybersecurity protocols surrounding corporate intellectual property remain a massive liability. — Ivan Illan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 In the West, retail media has evolved into a major budget destination and a measurement battleground, but execution is still fragmented across retailers and marketing campaigns. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fragmented

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmented

Adjective

Liufau suffered a fractured left forearm in Friday night’s preseason finale.

— Jon Machota, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Its towering basalt cliffs formed as ancient volcanic rock cooled and fractured.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of fractured

Verb

Efforts to bring the outbreak under control — from limited public gatherings to social distancing and airport closures — have disrupted life in the six affected provinces, particularly Ituri, which has been ravaged by rebel violence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The choices of what to put in each episode — and when to cut from one timeline to another — have sometimes felt arbitrary, and have often disrupted the story’s overall flow.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of disrupted

Adjective

Casper Kelly, the delightfully skewed sensibility behind Adult Swim’s ‘Too Many Cooks,’ makes a first theatrical feature that feels like a broken time loop.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Mass spectrometry revealed that the broken containers had once held something containing the chemical compounds theobromine, theophylline, caffeine, and paraxanthine.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of broken

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Last month, weeks after tens of thousands of students took to the streets of New Delhi demanding education reform, Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally broke his silence on the seven-week protests.

— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
The stock just broke below the psychologically important $800 level.

— Tony Zhang, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of broke

Adjective

Blüh found a shattered wine bottle and cleaning supplies scattered all around her store.

— Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band alongside the Bee-Gees, and then struggled to pick up the pieces of his shattered career until childhood buddy David Bowie brought him back in front of stadium crowds on the Glass Spider tour.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of shattered

Adjective

Tracee Ellis Ross favors Udi’s gluten-free bread topped with smashed avocado, lemon juice, crushed red pepper and salt as an afternoon snack, according to a People food diary.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
The marrow adds decadence to what appears to be, at first glance, just another pair of smashed patties slipped inside a sesame seed bun.

— Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026

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