Synonyms of fractured

fractured 1 of 2

adjective

ˈfrak-chərd 

as in broken

forcibly separated into many pieces

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• broken
• shattered
• smashed
• fragmented
• damaged
• ruined
• collapsed
• split
• busted
• splintered
• cracked
• destroyed
• fragile
• exploded
• demolished
• blasted
• wrecked
• mangled
• devastated
• brittle
• disintegrated
• mutilated
• delicate
• pulverized
• detonated
• imploded
• obliterated
• slivered
• breakable
• frail
• extirpated
• wiped out
• frangible
• ruinate
• dynamited
• defaced
• eradicated
• exterminated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unbroken
• repaired
• fixed
• reconstructed
• healed
• mended
• patched
• unbreakable
• rebuilt
• infrangible

fractured

2 of 2

verb

past tense of fracture

1

as in disrupted

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly

fractured his arm in the fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in violated

to fail to keep

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violated
• broke
• breached
• offended
• transgressed
• infringed (on or upon)
• traduced
• contravened
• ignored
• neglected
• disobeyed
• rebelled
• disregarded
• flouted
• passed over
• dismissed
• overlooked
• brushed (off)
• blew off
• resisted
• slighted
• winked (at)
• tuned out
• scorned
• defied
• withstood
• overpassed
• shrugged off
• pooh-poohed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• followed
• observed
• submitted (to)
• served
• complied (with)
• yielded (to)
• conformed (to)
• obeyed
• heard
• marked
• minded
• surrendered (to)
• noted
• deferred (to)
• regarded
• listened (to)
• attended
• noticed
• watched
• heeded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fractured

Adjective

The latest imaging on Aaron Judge’s fractured first right rib showed improvement, but the three-time MVP still isn’t ready for baseball activities, the Yankees announced Friday. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

Paramedics arrived to take him to a hospital, but due to the severity of his injuries, including fractured ribs and a neck injury, the man needed to be airlifted to a trauma center, police say. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Verb

The 34-year-old, who fractured the same rib on a diving play in September 2019, continued to play through the injury until the pain became too much during a road trip to Sacramento at the end of May. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 lockdowns that fractured communities and frayed the social fabric of society, there are more lonely people than ever. — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026