Synonyms of fragmenting

fragmenting

verb

present participle of fragment

as in disrupting

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fragmenting

The color choices help define the different areas without visually fragmenting the space. — Marilena Pitino, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2026

As the diffusion of power fuels geopolitical rivalries, Americans are growing weary of entanglement in a fragmenting world. — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

Keeping Australian production viable amid rising costs and fragmenting audiences remains her priority. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Niacinamide, collagen, saw palmetto and vitamin D each target a different mechanism, which is part of why the category is fragmenting into specialized products rather than consolidating around a single hero formula. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

As organizations from Seattle to Berlin increasingly deploy open-weight and open-source models for cost and compliance reasons, the risk of fragmenting the ecosystem along regional or ideological lines grows. — Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Yet ecology research indicates that fragmenting habitat by breaking it up with roads and development results in panther deaths. — Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Even a few lux of light can suppress melatonin, potentially shortening and fragmenting sleep, Wickramasinghe said. — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, HEALTH, 17 Sep. 2026

Marketing agents, sales agents, and service workflows may each optimize for local objectives while unintentionally fragmenting the broader customer narrative. — Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2026