Synonyms of fragments

fragments 1 of 2

noun

plural of fragment

as in pieces

a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete

charred fragments of the exploded rocket were scattered over a huge area of ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pieces
• bits
• fractions
• scraps
• remnants
• shards
• slivers
• portions
• sections
• splinters
• segments
• shreds
• molecules
• stubs
• tatters
• leftovers
• remainders
• particles
• flakes
• chips
• atoms
• clippings
• specks
• grains
• patches
• snippets
• flecks
• granules
• crumbs
• shatters
• shavings
• parings
• oddments
• cantles
• shivers
• motes
• nuggets
• morsels
• ends
• snips
• scruples
• flyspecks
• dribbles
• nubbins
• tittles

fragments

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of fragment

as in disrupts

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

• disrupts
• fractures
• breaks
• disintegrates
• destroys
• ruins
• shatters
• splits
• reduces
• breaks up
• dismembers
• smashes
• crushes
• bursts
• blasts
• busts
• rives
• cracks
• chips
• powders
• wrecks
• explodes
• grinds
• pops
• detonates
• pulverizes
• atomizes
• slivers
• splinters
• blows up
• shivers
• implodes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repairs
• doctors
• reconstructs
• heals
• fixes
• rebuilds
• mends
• patches
• renovates
• reconditions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fragments

Noun

Ancient dirty dishes University of South Carolina archaeologist Adam King and his colleagues found fragments of ancient DNA from Theobroma cacao in the inner surfaces of potsherds from long-ago feasts at Etowah. — ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

The study combined technological, petrographic, and geochemical analyses of pottery fragments recovered from a kiln at Qurayyah. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Of course, a technique that involves millions of genetic fragments might also create millions of opportunities to be misled. — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026

The artifacts included eight deformed sickles, one intact sickle, part of a sword blade, ornament fragments, three ingots and two unfinished objects. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Those fragments can later fall into place during a writing session, comparing songwriting to assembling a puzzle while simultaneously creating its pieces. — Bryan West, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Avoid rototilling or chopping living Bermuda grass, because small fragments can produce new plants. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 23 Aug. 2026

Drones or fragments of them were found on Romanian territory 27 times so far this year, the ministry said, a significant increase compared with the 16 such discoveries in all of 2025. — David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

As the Danube waters shrank in Bulgaria, researchers were thrilled to find and recover a jawbone, tusks, a shoulder blade, ribs and other bone fragments belonging to an extinct woolly mammoth buried deep in the sand. — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Verb

This adds unstated punishment, fragments medical care, limits programming, and burdens federal agencies with unnecessary logistics. — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Technology fragments children’s attention spans. — Kira Willey, CNBC, 17 June 2026

The current geopolitical map fragments the Inuit nation across artificial colonial borders. — Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026

There’s no actual metal on Pareidolia, just fragments that Muir has excavated from metal’s marginalia and spun into what resembles a kaleidoscope filled with black beads. — Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 8 June 2026

Each event drops oxygen levels and fragments sleep, leaving people exhausted, foggy and at higher long-term risk for cardiovascular disease. — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026

Democrats, meanwhile, contend the map deliberately fragments minority communities — particularly in regions like Tampa Bay and South Florida — in ways that advantage Republicans. — Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026

Some fragments feature drawings or geometric designs rather than text. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026