Synonyms of disrupted

disrupted

verb

past tense of disrupt

1

as in fractured

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly

an earthquake that had disrupted the elevated highway in several places

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fractured
• broke
• destroyed
• reduced
• disintegrated
• ruined
• fragmented
• shattered
• busted
• smashed
• broke up
• split
• crushed
• wrecked
• dismembered
• blasted
• exploded
• pulverized
• cracked
• burst
• rived
• ground
• detonated
• powdered
• popped
• shivered
• blew up
• atomized
• chipped
• splintered
• imploded
• slivered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repaired
• rebuilt
• fixed
• reconstructed
• healed
• renovated
• patched
• mended
• reconditioned
• doctored

2

as in disturbed

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

the arrival of a baby in the household would totally disrupt their established routine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbed
• confused
• shuffled
• upset
• disorganized
• disarranged
• scrambled
• disordered
• jumbled
• dislocated
• muddled
• disjointed
• deranged
• tousled
• disheveled
• mixed (up)
• snarled
• mussed
• disarrayed
• tumbled
• tangled
• hashed
• rumpled
• discomposed
• perturbed
• unsettled
• messed (up)
• embroiled
• cluttered
• entangled
• stirred (up)
• agitated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• organized
• arranged
• ordered
• regulated
• disposed
• aligned
• ranged
• straightened (up)
• drew up
• adjusted
• classified
• arrayed
• marshaled
• lined
• fixed
• lined up
• codified
• systematized
• tidied
• made up
• queued
• groomed
• methodized
• systemized
• spruced (up)
• unscrambled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disrupted

Trump began his remarks reflecting on the earlier event disrupted by gunfire. — Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Saudi airspace has mostly stayed open during the war, while other regional hubs were disrupted for weeks. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 23 July 2026

Opposition parties have echoed the demands of the youth movement and have disrupted the monsoon session of Parliament that began this week. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 July 2026

Daan Struyven writes that Brent crude oil might rise back above $120 per barrel in the 4th quarter if Hormuz remains disrupted. — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 23 July 2026

His momentum was disrupted by right-shoulder surgery, which cost him 52 games during the 2024-25 season, with another upper-body ailment putting him on the shelf at the beginning of 2025-26. — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 23 July 2026

If an ongoing award can be terminated because of a shift in political priorities, students may lose support, clinical trials may be disrupted, and lab facilities may be unable to maintain fragile equipment. — Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

Residents from Minnesota to Washington, DC, told CNN the noxious air has disrupted their lives, seeping into everything from their health and leisure to their businesses and family life. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

The 1859 Carrington Event, the strongest geomagnetic storm on record, disrupted telegraph systems around the world and pushed auroras from their usual high-latitude skies near the Arctic and Antarctic to locations as far south as the tropics. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 July 2026