RUPTURED Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

ruptured

verb

past tense of rupture

as in fractured

to cause to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way She was out for the rest of the season after she ruptured a tendon.

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as in exploded

to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way The pipeline ruptured, leaking thousands of gallons of oil. The fault could rupture during the next major earthquake. High blood pressure caused the blood vessels to rupture.

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Recent Examples of ruptured Further investigation showed that the baby had suffered a skull fracture, ruptured blood vessels in her eyes, brain bleeding and swelling. —

Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026 Potomac River sewage spill The lawsuit comes nearly four months after a 72-inch section of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line ruptured in mid-January near the C&O Canal National Historical Park in Montgomery County. —

Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 According to the lawsuit, this bypass also ruptured at least four times in February. —

Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026 Tatum, who ruptured his Achilles in Game 4 of last year’s Eastern Conference semifinals against New York, enters Boston’s first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers with no physical limitations. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 By comparison, a massive pipe that ruptured in January sent 244 million gallons (924 million liters) of untreated sewage into the Potomac River, affecting affluent, largely white communities. —

ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026 Aside from Butler and Moses Moody, who ruptured his patellar tendon in March, the Warriors could be without backup center Quinten Post (foot). —

Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 After all, left tackle Ickey Ekwonu ruptured his patellar tendon and is expected to miss some time in 2026. —

Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026 Woods ruptured his Achilles last year just before the Masters, returning from the injury in the The Golf League championship just four days before his arrest. —

Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026

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Larissa and Charlie’s relationship doesn’t seem all that fractured.

— Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Ties between Anthropic — which has only released Mythos to some institutions — and Washington have fractured since the Pentagon declared the AI giant a supply-chain risk after a dispute over how its technology could be used.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026