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

Miller has been accused by Emily Moreno of throwing hot water from a skillet at her body, holding a gun to her head, and fracturing their daughter’s collarbone. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026

On the east side, the dam was build atop an ancient landslide of mica schist, a type of rock vulnerable to fracturing that would allow moisture to seep inside. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Additionally, fullback Kyle Juszczyk was out after fracturing a finger, receiver Jacob Cowing was dealing with a hip flexor injury and rookie offensive lineman Carver Willis was out with a concussion. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Simmons started the first five games before his four-game personal leave, then played in another three before fracturing and dislocating his wrist on Thanksgiving Day. — Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Warner missed much of last season after fracturing his right ankle last October. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 July 2026

Later that year, an intruder broke into the Pelosis’ San Francisco home and attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer, fracturing his skull. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Necessary reckonings have pulled the deepest wounds of American history to the surface, fracturing the public into factions of the wronged, the guilty, and those in hysterical denial. — Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026

This is an effort to get through the summer summit period without the Transatlantic Alliance fracturing and breaking apart. — Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 7 July 2026