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

Instead of communicating with the other operator to decide who will make the dodge, Starlink satellites automatically avoid other objects — both space debris fragments or operational satellites — whenever there is a conjunction alert. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 15 July 2026

Rainfall likely caused any additional meteorite fragments that fell outside to disintegrate. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Others rot in the California sun, disintegrating into bony fragments. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

After observing that the fragments had been more significantly altered by ancient water while still part of their parent asteroid, the team realized the pieces technically couldn’t classify as a CM1 or CM2. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

Microplastics are plastic fragments smaller than 5 millimeters — about the size of a pencil eraser or smaller. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 July 2026

For years, Licking had found teeth and small bone fragments on his ranch. — Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

For years, Licking found teeth and bone fragments on his ranch and thought there might be something bigger buried deep in the land. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Following the Japanese art form Kintsugi, the packaging is made up of gold- and silver-filled pottery fragments to resemble a broken heart pieced back together. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

Verb

Without them, micro-cultures form around individual leaders, and the organization fragments. — Caitlin Hewes, Forbes.com, 1 July 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

Zillow has argued that the approach fragments listing information and reduces transparency for buyers. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026