Synonyms of fracture

fracture 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to disrupt

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly

fractured his arm in the fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupt
• break
• fragment
• disintegrate
• shatter
• reduce
• destroy
• ruin
• split
• bust
• break up
• crush
• crack
• smash
• rive
• blast
• powder
• dismember
• burst
• grind
• wreck
• explode
• chip
• pulverize
• detonate
• pop
• blow up
• splinter
• atomize
• shiver
• sliver
• implode

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repair
• heal
• patch
• fix
• rebuild
• reconstruct
• mend
• doctor
• renovate
• recondition

2

as in to violate

to fail to keep

civil liberties that have been fractured by the government's actions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violate
• break
• breach
• infringe (on or upon)
• offend
• transgress
• contravene
• ignore
• disobey
• traduce
• rebel
• slight
• disregard
• neglect
• blow off
• pass over
• resist
• brush (off)
• withstand
• tune out
• flout
• dismiss
• scorn
• defy
• overlook
• wink (at)
• shrug off
• overpass
• pooh-pooh

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• follow
• conform (to)
• comply (with)
• obey
• observe
• mind
• serve
• submit (to)
• yield (to)
• listen (to)
• hear
• regard
• defer (to)
• surrender (to)
• attend
• watch
• mark
• notice
• note
• heed

fracture

2 of 2

noun

as in rupture

Related Words

• rupture
• fissure
• rift
• tear
• split
• laceration
• incision
• gash
• slit
• crack
• break
• slash
• breach
• rent
• cleft
• gap
• opening
• crevice
• cut
• notch
• rip
• groove
• vacuum
• gouge
• snag
• chasm
• chink
• excavation
• trench
• hollow
• cavity
• cave
• abyss
• ditch
• void
• cranny
• cavern
• check
• furrow
• pit
• burrow
• trough
• gutter
• depression
• indentation
• concavity
• gulf
• dent
• dint
• recess
• vacuity
• hole
• indenture

Dissimilar Words

• repair
• healing
• union
• closing
• sealing
• filling
• combination
• connection
• consolidation
• junction
• implosion
• coupling
• unification
• connecting
• sewing
• combining
• joining
• stitching
• merger
• knitting
• linking
• rise
• merging
• tumor
• swelling
• hill
• mending
• patching
• suturing
• mound
• plugging
• bump
• swell
• lump
• projection
• darning
• uniting
• hump
• protrusion
• bunch
• bulge
• convexity
• pimple
• protuberance
• camber
• jut

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fracture

Verb

Following a 1990 accident that fractured his spine, Billesdon lives with a paralyzed colon and bladder that requires workplace accommodations and causes severe side effects from medication. — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026

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

Noun

Called up from triple-A Oklahoma City after center fielder Andy Pages sustained a hand fracture Friday, Thomas delivered an RBI single off Pirates starter Jared Jones, a Whittier native, in the fourth. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Indeed, the Yankees’ pitching has carried an offense that’s struggled without Aaron Judge (rib fracture), Giancarlo Stanton (calves) and Cody Bellinger (hamstring), the last of whom is set to return Sunday from a month-long IL stint. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026