FRAGMENTS Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

fragments 1 of 2

noun

plural of fragment

as in pieces

a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete charred fragments of the exploded rocket were scattered over a huge area of ground

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fragments

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of fragment

as in disrupts

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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Recent Examples of fragments

Noun

Outshine Fruit Bars recall Parent company Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream voluntarily recalled several flavors of Outshine Fruit Bars in August due to possible glass fragments. — Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026 In the case of large legacy companies, data often exists in separate fragments that are spread across different departments in the organization. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 More messages arrived over Discord, X, WhatsApp, and even from a colleague who had been asked by a friend to see whether Fabian would correct his story to say that the explosion had been caused by interceptor fragments. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 The research found that there are more factors than mere evaporation that determine how fragments of asteroids and comets lose mass and speed passing through the atmosphere before slamming into the ground as meteorites. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Then, the fatal bullets that tore through his chest and abdomen, and the fragments that surgeons removed from his intestines. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 Jellison said there are still more than 9,000 bones and bone fragments yet to be examined. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The fragments could pose a problem for other low-orbit constellations, especially Starlink, which has around 11,000 satellites. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 Ancient dirty dishes University of South Carolina archaeologist Adam King and his colleagues found fragments of ancient DNA from Theobroma cacao in the inner surfaces of potsherds from long-ago feasts at Etowah. — ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

Verb

When measurement is isolated, truth fragments across the organization. — Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Technology fragments children’s attention spans. — Kira Willey, CNBC, 17 June 2026 The current geopolitical map fragments the Inuit nation across artificial colonial borders. — Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026 There’s no actual metal on Pareidolia, just fragments that Muir has excavated from metal’s marginalia and spun into what resembles a kaleidoscope filled with black beads. — Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 8 June 2026 Each event drops oxygen levels and fragments sleep, leaving people exhausted, foggy and at higher long-term risk for cardiovascular disease. — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026 Democrats, meanwhile, contend the map deliberately fragments minority communities — particularly in regions like Tampa Bay and South Florida — in ways that advantage Republicans. — Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 Some fragments feature drawings or geometric designs rather than text. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragments

Noun

San Francisco Animal Care & Control said the green parrot became stuck between two pieces of glass on a third-floor balcony of a building under construction.

— Kat Filardi, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Was Zeuxis’s imitation in this instance a case of gathering (breaking up the models, then collecting and aggregating pieces) or a case of transformation (merging and blending some parts or traits into a smooth and seamless new whole)?

— Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of pieces

Verb

Four families living near Meta’s Newton County data center are suing the tech giant, claiming the massive facility taints their drinking water and disrupts their daily lives.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 2 Sep. 2026
There’s no reputable research showing that dry cornstarch reliably disrupts ant pheromone trails in real-world garden conditions.

— Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of disrupts

Noun

Playing the helpful citizen, Martinez drove his literal truckload of ALPR bits directly to the Sheriff’s department, where he was promptly taken into custody.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
If using a Satsuma, peel it by hand, remove any particularly thick, stringy bits or pieces of pith, and then cut it into similar shapes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of bits

Verb

Bookshelves were filled with actual paperwork and documents used by medical professionals, while even the hairline fractures visible on X-rays were created with the guidance of real-life practicing physicians.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
With enough pulses, the fast-swelling channel, as in Yutkin’s investigation, induces a shock wave that fractures the rock.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of fractures

Verb

The move publicly challenges the accuracy of the state’s death determinations in an extraordinary move that breaks precedent that states are the arbiters of case and death determinations, not the CDC.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
According to Rehberger, a terminal operator who shows up when something breaks, handles the paperwork, and keeps machines generating revenue tends to hold onto locations in a way that an initial pitch alone cannot replicate.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of breaks

Verb

Even those who can afford to stay suffer losses in home equity and lifestyle as the community around them disintegrates or disappears.

— The Conversation, Fortune, 12 June 2026
None are quite about the conflicting frames of reference and value that arise when an ancient cultural formation disintegrates and a successor has yet to take its place.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

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