SHATTERED Synonyms: 197 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in broken

forcibly separated into many pieces the glass mirror lay shattered on the floor

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shattered

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verb

past tense of shatter

as in destroyed

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of tried to restore their shattered hopes

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as in smashed

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive shattered the sealed clay pot to find out what was inside

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as in demolished

to cause to break with violence and much noise shattered the priceless vase in one clumsy fall

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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 The government is attempting to improve shattered services and open up an economy closed by the corrupt Assad regime, which ran the economy with an iron fist and embezzled billions for the Assad clan and their allies. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026 The fourth, the Indian rhinoceros, is vulnerable, its habitat shrinking rapidly as fragmented and isolated population groups spread across a shattered landscape littered with invasive plant species poisonous to the animals. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 Late that night, the woman said she was woken up by the sound of glass breaking and then allegedly saw Freitag enter the home through a shattered glass sliding door, according to the warrant affidavit. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 An employee of Frato’s Kitchen & Gaming in Schaumburg, which was broken into early Tuesday morning, said the business had to close for two days while workers cleaned up shattered glass and other damage. — Charles Keeshan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Right now, nearly one million fragments of metal, paint, and shattered rocket parts larger than a single centimeter are tearing through Earth’s orbit at extreme speeds. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026 Inside the Mallahi family compound, a blast tore a crater through the roof and walls, leaving floral decorations, carpets and household belongings buried in rubble and shattered glass. — Amir Vahdat, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Verb

Multiple temperature records have been shattered, and an intense marine heat wave has been churning since last December — making our typical high tides even higher — El Niño notwithstanding. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Business damaged by gunfire A bullet shattered the window of Tikal Cocina Café during the shooting. — Janay Reece, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Holcomb combines a startling precociousness with a moxie that has already shattered expectations. — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 The attack shattered a sense of safety in the kingdom of 35 million people. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026 However, her plans are shattered when the body of a young woman is discovered in a bog, drawing Nora into a complex murder investigation alongside the local Garda team. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026 The story follows the transformation of Adriana (Colin), a woman shattered by a terrible murder and who discovers the strength to start over, driven by an unquenchable thirst for justice. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 The price of diesel has shattered records in recent weeks, ratcheting up inflation for a broad swath of consumer goods. — Alex Veiga, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 Natasha Gregson Wagner was just 11 years old when an ordinary childhood sleepover turned into a moment that shattered her world. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shattered

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

Firefighters battling a blaze that destroyed six homes in south Orange County can expect a bit of reprieve Saturday afternoon as Santa Ana winds begin to die down.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Its owners, a family of three, left for a cruise before the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel destroyed their property.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of destroyed

Verb

Protesters have hurled rocks at police, burned government buildings, smashed shop windows and destroyed private property.

— Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Carl Court / Getty In cities across the country, demonstrators set fire to newsstands and smashed windows.

— Max Butterworth, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of smashed

Adjective

Protesters are demanding better schools and relief from rising living costs, while the government faces mounting debt and a fractured parliament that makes even passing a budget difficult.

— Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Moreno has also accused her ex-husband of harming their 2-year-old daughter, who suffered a fractured collarbone in February.

— Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of fractured

Verb

Researchers believe the ship may have been traveling from the Levantine coast, which runs from Turkey in the north to Egypt in the south, to Troy or Crete when it was wrecked.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
The story centers on an influencer whose life is wrecked by an online pile-on.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of wrecked

Verb

But head coach Ben Johnson isn't going to be happy that his team nearly blew a 24-point lead with just over 12 minutes to go.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
On Saturday morning, temperatures in the fire area were in the mid-80s and winds blew at about 15 mph.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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