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

Along with charred automobile parts, construction debris and battery casing fragments found on the site as deep as 16 feet underground, MPCA testing done in the early 2010s identified lead and carcinogenic chemical hotspots. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

That was one of those songs that was kind of written in different fragments and came together later. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

The plane collided with power lines on the south side of the roadway, leaving fragments of the propeller and fiberglass under the power lines. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026

Not just dead satellites and discarded rocket stages, but millions of tiny fragments travelling at enormous relative velocities. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Then in August 2014, forensic DNA analysis identified the fragments of bone as remains of Reyes. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Short for polydeoxyribonucleotide, it’s made from small, purified fragments of DNA taken from the sperm cells of certain fish, usually salmon or trout. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

After the deceased is cremated in a coffin, family members place some or most of the bone fragments into a funerary urn. — Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

Thaddaeus Ropac placed Lucio Fontana’s Concetto spaziale (1953), a painting with Murano glass fragments, for $2 million. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

Discovery fragments across search, social and answer engines. — Radoslav Nedelchev, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

The tree fragments lying in BioFiltro’s beds seemed to serve a beneficial purpose. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

One of the rounds entered Lunsford’s head above the left eye, blinding him in that eye and sending bone fragments out his left ear. — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 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