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broken

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of broken

1 forcibly separated into many pieces

  • a broken vase that could not be repaired
Synonyms of broken

busted, fractured, fragmented, shattered, smashed
Words Related to broken

blasted, detonated, exploded

cracked, slivered, splintered, split

collapsed, imploded

demolished, destroyed, devastated, pulverized, ruinate, ruined, wrecked

damaged, defaced, disintegrated, dynamited, mangled, mutilated

eradicated, exterminated, extirpated, obliterated, wiped out

breakable, brittle, delicate, fragile, frail, frangible
Near Antonyms of broken

fixed, healed, mended, patched, rebuilt, reconstructed, repaired

infrangible, unbreakable
Antonyms of broken

unbroken

2 having an uneven edge or outline

  • the broken rim of the antique vase greatly reduces its value
Synonyms of broken

craggy, jagged, ragged, scraggly, scraggy
Words Related to broken

saw-toothed, serrate, serrated

harsh, rough, roughened, rugged

bumpy, coarse, irregular, nonuniform
Near Antonyms of broken

regular, uniform

flat, flush, level, plane
Antonyms of broken

clean, even, smooth, soft, unbroken

3 not having a level or smooth surface

  • that portion of the hiking trail consists of a long, broken mountain ridge
Synonyms of broken

bumpy, coarse, irregular, jagged, lumpy, pebbly, ragged, rough, roughened, rugged, scraggy, uneven
Words Related to broken

lopsided, unbalanced

inexact, unaligned

rutted, rutty, undulating, undulatory, wavy

pitted, pocked

knobbly, knobby, knurled, knurly, nubbly, nubby

burred, harsh, sandpapery, scraggly, scratchy

nonuniform
Near Antonyms of broken

exact, uniform

aligned (also alined), regular, true

horizontal, tabular

plumb, straight, vertical

flush
Antonyms of broken

even, flat, level, plane, smooth

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