Synonyms of ruptured

ruptured

verb

past tense of rupture

1

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.

Related Words

• fractured
• pulled
• ripped
• broke
• tore
• lacerated
• punctured
• rifted
• severed
• penetrated
• perforated
• gashed
• slashed
• slit
• incised
• disintegrated
• cut
• rent
• rived
• notched
• dissolved
• decomposed
• disassembled
• dissected
• bifurcated
• cleaved
• bisected
• broke down
• subdivided
• partitioned
• fractionated
• fragmented
• halved
• segmented
• split
• detached
• dichotomized
• disconnected
• quartered
• separated
• divided
• unraveled
• divorced
• sundered
• disengaged
• resolved
• untied
• disentangled
• fractionalized
• dissociated
• trisected
• disassociated
• disjoined
• ramified
• fragmentated
• fragmentized
• disjointed
• decoupled
• uncoupled
• disunited
• parted
• broke up
• dissevered
• unlinked
• unyoked

Dissimilar Words

• filled
• repaired
• closed
• sealed
• healed
• attached
• plugged
• sewed
• bound
• mended
• welded
• cemented
• sutured
• knit
• stuck
• fused
• accumulated
• patched
• fastened
• stitched
• connected
• combined
• linked
• joined
• coupled
• merged
• darned
• united
• consolidated
• agglutinated
• unified

2

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.

Related Words

• exploded
• burst
• blew
• broke
• tore
• detonated
• ripped
• split
• shattered
• cleaved
• shredded
• smashed
• cracked
• tattered
• popped
• severed
• fragmented
• splintered
• separated
• rent
• went off
• blew up
• crumped
• rived
• sectioned
• ballooned
• parted
• broke up
• dissevered
• snapped
• mushroomed
• unlinked
• burgeoned

Dissimilar Words

• collapsed
• connected
• combined
• associated
• fused
• coupled
• joined
• imploded
• married
• united
• conjoined
• coalesced
• linked (up)
• unified
• mixed
• knit
• mated
• conjugated
• assembled
• blended
• mingled
• compounded
• spliced
• interfused
• rejoined
• reunited
• hooked
• chained
• hitched
• yoked
• reconnected
• recombined
• reunified

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ruptured

In an era where AI music generation has ruptured the music industry, a social-forward music remixing app is aiming to stand out among the rest — with the help of one of the major labels. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

The blast ruptured chemical tanks, which toppled over, according to Toledo Fire Chief Allison Armstrong, who added that the facility's roof partially collapsed. — Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Dodgers Tommy John, who ruptured a ligament in his left elbow in 1974, agreed to a then-radical surgery that revived his career and changed baseball. — Michael Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Canter represented edge rusher Olivier Vernon, who ruptured his left Achilles at the end of the 2021 season. — Tim Graham, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Ceuta resident Mohamed Abdelatif, 21, said the border rush had ruptured the city’s peace. — Suman Naishadham, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

The tight plastic handcuffs caused numbness in her dominant hand that persisted for weeks, documents said, and tests showed that the handcuffs ruptured at least one ligament in her wrist. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2026

Starting left tackle Ickey Ekwonu ruptured his patellar tendon in the final game of last season and will start training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list. — Alex Zietlow july 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

Less than eight months after his right Achilles ruptured in a wild-card playoff win at Philadelphia, Kittle can take aim at playing in the 49ers’ season opener against the Rams in Melbourne, Australia. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 19 July 2026