FRAGMENTAL Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

fragmental

adjective

frag-ˈmen-tᵊl

Definition of fragmental

as in incomplete

lacking some necessary part we will have to settle for a quick, fragmental explanation of what happened

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Recent Examples of fragmental This would generate a cloud of hot gases and fragmental volcanic material, which could then move downslope gravitationally. — Erik Klemetti, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2011

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Adjective

Others in his circle, like Nabil Anani, his close friend, went to Hebron and returned with a car full of leather whose tanning was incomplete.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
The experts could not evaluate six more deaths because coroner records were incomplete or unavailable.

— Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of incomplete

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Experts said it was most likely caused by a partial glacier collapse that sent tons of ice and rock crashing down into the valley below, setting off a powerful landslide.

— Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
August’s full sturgeon moon will align with a partial lunar eclipse this week, producing a stunning cosmic sight for sky-gazers.

— Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

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