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

Researchers were able to date the fragment back to about 300 AD, the university said, and only about 30 such fragments exist worldwide. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Instead, its environmental proposition is that those fragments should persist for less time after entering the environment. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Among the most destructive munitions in Western military arsenals, an MK-84 explosion sends metal fragments in every direction for thousands of feet, can rip through metal and thick concrete, and often creates large craters in the earth. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

The institute is incorporating new technologies into its work, including artificial intelligence, to help match and reconstruct ancient porcelain fragments. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

But De Kooning would apply fragments of the reproductions to new compositions, often in different orientations. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026

At the same time, cast into a new context, the fragments could have come from any city, anywhere in the world. — Jill Singer, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026

However, further investigation revealed that bullet fragments struck both a police officer and the 34-year-old bystander, cops said Friday. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 12 Sep. 2026

People who have lived even fragments of freedom together are harder to persuade that domination is eternal. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Verb

When measurement is isolated, truth fragments across the organization. — Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 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