fractured

adjective

frac·​tured ˈfrak-chərd 

-shərd

1

: having a crack or break : having suffered a fracture

a fractured arm/skull/rib

a fractured rock

2

: damaged or destroyed in a sudden or violent way

fractured friendships

3

: imperfectly spoken or written : broken

speaking fractured English/French

Synonyms

• broken
• busted
• fragmented
• shattered
• smashed

Examples of fractured in a Sentence

a fractured radius that will have to be pieced together with a metal plate and screws

Recent Examples on the Web

The 29-year-old suffered a concussion and his own fractured vertebra, though less serious than Landa’s injury. —Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 19 May 2025

Maria centers on an 18-year-old caregiver navigating poverty, pregnancy, and fractured family ties in a declining industrial port town. —Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025

Both parties have accused the other of fractured ethics and corruption, and even an independent arbitrator likened the situation to a simmering cauldron. —Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025

The climate movement today is defined by contradiction: Technologically advanced, but politically fractured; globally urgent, but logistically stalled. —Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing fractured

• freeze-fractured

Rhymes for fractured

• manufactured
• remanufactured
• unmanufactured