Synonyms of fractures

fractures 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of fracture

1

as in disrupts

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly

fractured his arm in the fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupts
• breaks
• fragments
• disintegrates
• reduces
• splits
• shatters
• destroys
• ruins
• breaks up
• cracks
• crushes
• smashes
• busts
• blasts
• dismembers
• chips
• rives
• bursts
• grinds
• wrecks
• explodes
• powders
• pops
• detonates
• pulverizes
• shivers
• blows up
• splinters
• atomizes
• slivers
• implodes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repairs
• heals
• doctors
• fixes
• rebuilds
• mends
• reconstructs
• patches
• renovates
• reconditions

2

as in violates

to fail to keep

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violates
• breaks
• breaches
• infringes (on or upon)
• offends
• transgresses
• contravenes
• rebels
• ignores
• traduces
• neglects
• disobeys
• disregards
• passes over
• resists
• blows off
• slights
• flouts
• overlooks
• brushes (off)
• winks (at)
• scorns
• dismisses
• shrugs off
• withstands
• overpasses
• tunes out
• defies
• pooh-poohs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conforms (to)
• follows
• minds
• yields (to)
• obeys
• observes
• complies (with)
• submits (to)
• serves
• surrenders (to)
• listens (to)
• marks
• defers (to)
• notices
• notes
• regards
• watches
• attends
• hears
• heeds

fractures

2 of 2

noun

plural of fracture

as in fissures

Related Words

• fissures
• ruptures
• tears
• lacerations
• rifts
• splits
• gashes
• cracks
• incisions
• slits
• rents
• gaps
• cuts
• slashes
• openings
• clefts
• crevices
• breaks
• rips
• notches
• breaches
• snags
• crannies
• grooves
• gouges
• chinks
• chasms
• hollows
• voids
• cavities
• caves
• excavations
• trenches
• caverns
• abysses
• ditches
• furrows
• pits
• vacuums
• burrows
• checks
• vacuities
• dents
• depressions
• troughs
• gutters
• indentations
• holes
• concavities
• gulfs
• recesses
• dints
• indentures

Dissimilar Words

• repairs
• unions
• connections
• fillings
• combinations
• closings
• junctions
• couplings
• mergers
• implosions
• consolidations
• tumors
• hills
• unifications
• swellings
• bumps
• mounds
• rises
• swells
• projections
• lumps
• pimples
• sewings
• humps
• joinings
• protrusions
• knittings
• protuberances
• bulges
• convexities
• bunches
• cambers
• juts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fractures

Verb

The medical examiner found injuries to Paul Herlihy’s nose and jaw, fractures to his skull, and damage to his voice box. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

As grief turns to accusation, Warmooge’s mother refuses burial without justice, and the village fractures under the weight of uncertainty and pressure to resolve the truth. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

This natural inversion destroys leadership, fractures relationships and halts self-improvement. — Brendan Keegan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 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

With enough pulses, the fast-swelling channel, as in Yutkin’s investigation, induces a shock wave that fractures the rock. — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2026

The elder, Alamagan, attempts to resolve the conflict through customary law and religious counsel, but the absence of truth fractures the community. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026

And Mary’s electric, palpably physical pursuit of justice becomes even more crucial in the final act, after a grotesque display of performative mockery toward Māori culture fractures the last remnants of civility present amid one of Cole’s lavish-yet-repulsive gatherings. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 May 2026

After last week's redistricting push by Tennessee Republicans, the thoroughfare now serves as a boundary line that fractures the majority-Black city's residents into three congressional seats that are likely to be held by Republicans. — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 15 May 2026

Noun

Osteoporotic fractures are responsible for more hospitalizations than heart attacks, strokes, and breast cancer combined, at $400,000 per hip fracture patient per year in care costs. — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

Upon arriving at the hospital, doctors determined that the colorful bird — belonging to the same family as crows and jays — had left quite a bit of damage, including multiple fractures in Montalva's left cheekbone and a rare fracture of the hyoid bone in her neck. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025

The medical examiner also observed multiple rib fractures and a sternal fracture, the autopsy shows. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025