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fracture

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Synonyms and Antonyms of fracture

1 to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly

fractured his arm in the fall

Synonyms of fracture

break, break up, bust, dismember, disrupt, fragment, rive

Words Related to fracture

atomize, crush, grind, powder, pulverize, reduce

blast, blow up, burst, detonate, explode

crack, pop, shatter, shiver, smash

chip, sliver, splinter, split

destroy, ruin, wreck

Near Antonyms of fracture

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

2 to fail to keep

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

Synonyms of fracture

breach, break, contravene, infringe (on or upon), offend, traduce, transgress, violate

Words Related to fracture

blow off, brush (off), disregard, flout, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, tune out, wink (at)

dismiss, pooh-pooh (also pooh), scorn, shrug off

defy, resist, withstand

Near Antonyms of fracture

defer (to), serve, submit (to), surrender (to), yield (to)

attend, hear, heed, listen (to), mark, note, notice, regard, watch

Antonyms of fracture

comply (with), conform (to), follow, mind, obey, observe

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