FRAGMENTED Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈfrag-ˌmen-təd

Definition of fragmented

as in fractured

forcibly separated into many pieces restoring the fragmented Roman sculpture was like putting together a jigsaw puzzle

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fragmented

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verb

past tense of fragment

as in disrupted

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly you can fragment that peanut brittle easily, but how it breaks is basically up to the brittle

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The moat in a fragmented blue-collar service business is rarely the service itself. — Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Matsumura added that fragmented sleep also fuels memory problems, mood disturbances and, over time, cognitive decline. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026

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Whatever ends up coming for Alpha, with their TV fragmented into a billion tiny screens, it’s bound to be bizarre. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026 As Google rolls out the technology to other firms, watermarks are quickly becoming fragmented. — ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fragmented

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This came in the 3-0 defeat by Manchester City in November, when Wales goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel deputised for regular No 1 Phallon Tullis-Joyce, who had suffered a fractured eye socket.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
The nominee will need to bring a fractured Democratic coalition back together to defeat Republican Mike Rogers in November and hold an open seat that is critical to the party’s hopes of taking control of the Senate next year.

— Joey Cappelletti, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of fractured

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Analysts point out that the conflicts in the Middle East and between Russia and Ukraine have disrupted a significant amount of global refining capacity.

— , CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
After years of digital overload and disrupted routines, people increasingly value the energy of gathering in person—whether at a neighborhood bar, a concert or a packed stadium.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of disrupted

Adjective

The 7-year-old has a broken leg, and his brother suffered a concussion, the family member told KGO.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
The groom suffered a brain injury and numerous broken bones, and had to undergo multiple reconstructive surgeries, his mother said in a GoFundMe following the crash.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of broken

Verb

This other person accidentally broke a decorative piece in the bathroom which upon the fall, broke a sink, resulting in a hole in the porcelain.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Canada broke the Atlanta Dream's single-season assists record with her 227th of the year, doing it in just 30 games.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of broke

Adjective

Such liquid imagery makes sense for a man who made his name as a post-everything neo-expressionist by painting images onto shattered ceramic plates and festooning his super-sized works with surfboards and antlers.

— A.D. Amorosi, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026
Schultz's wife suffered a shattered collarbone and shrapnel injuries to her arm and is expected to undergo additional surgeries, her family told KIVI.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of shattered

Adjective

The notes included references to the crime scene that may not have been public at the time they were sent, including details about the location of Guthrie's Apple Watch and the smashed floodlight in her backyard.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The general reaction to the policy has been overwhelmingly positive, Xue said, aside from some remarks on social media that charging for a smashed teacup was a petty move.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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