Synonyms of fracturing

fracturing

verb

present participle of fracture

1

as in disrupting

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly

fractured his arm in the fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupting
• breaking
• fragmenting
• disintegrating
• shattering
• destroying
• reducing
• splitting
• crushing
• ruining
• busting
• dismembering
• smashing
• grinding
• blasting
• riving
• cracking
• breaking up
• pulverizing
• wrecking
• splintering
• exploding
• atomizing
• bursting
• detonating
• chipping
• popping
• powdering
• shivering
• blowing up
• imploding
• slivering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repairing
• healing
• rebuilding
• fixing
• reconstructing
• patching
• mending
• renovating
• reconditioning
• doctoring

2

as in violating

to fail to keep

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violating
• breaking
• breaching
• offending
• transgressing
• contravening
• infringing (on or upon)
• ignoring
• traducing
• disobeying
• rebelling
• disregarding
• neglecting
• resisting
• flouting
• brushing (off)
• overlooking
• withstanding
• dismissing
• passing over
• slighting
• blowing off
• scorning
• tuning out
• defying
• winking (at)
• overpassing
• shrugging off
• pooh-poohing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• following
• observing
• conforming (to)
• complying (with)
• obeying
• serving
• yielding (to)
• submitting (to)
• regarding
• hearing
• marking
• listening (to)
• attending
• watching
• minding
• noting
• surrendering (to)
• deferring (to)
• noticing
• heeding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fracturing

Adults who should be home caring for their children are constantly being removed, fracturing families through continual arrests. —Emily Galvin Almanza, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026

Powered largely by voters of color and women, the party still grapples with how to frame issues of race, gender and transgender rights without fracturing its coalition. —Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026

One flight attendant was lifted to the celling and then thrown to the floor, fracturing her spine. —Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026

Saxon had abused the woman for years, fracturing her hip and nose and causing internal bleeding, a judge found in a ruling ordering him detained pending trial. —Ryan J. Foley, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026

Lindsey Vonn, one of the best stories coming into these Games, is done after fracturing her leg Sunday on the slopes. —Chris Branch, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026

Instead of fracturing Canada, the Alaska Purchase resulted directly in the cohering of a sovereign Canada and an entirely independent Canadian identity. —Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2026

The 35-year-old Altuve sat out the first two months of the 2023 season after fracturing his right thumb in the last World Baseball Classic. —Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026

The 49ers will be without Fred Warner despite optimism surrounding his return to practice earlier this week after fracturing his ankle in October. —Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026