Synonyms of shattered

shattered 1 of 2

adjective

as in broken

forcibly separated into many pieces

the glass mirror lay shattered on the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• broken
• fractured
• smashed
• fragmented
• ruined
• damaged
• collapsed
• busted
• destroyed
• split
• cracked
• exploded
• splintered
• demolished
• fragile
• blasted
• wrecked
• devastated
• disintegrated
• mutilated
• obliterated
• mangled
• brittle
• pulverized
• detonated
• imploded
• delicate
• slivered
• breakable
• wiped out
• extirpated
• frail
• dynamited
• frangible
• defaced
• ruinate
• eradicated
• exterminated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unbroken
• repaired
• fixed
• reconstructed
• mended
• healed
• patched
• unbreakable
• rebuilt
• infrangible

shattered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of shatter

1

as in destroyed

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

tried to restore their shattered hopes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• ruined
• demolished
• wrecked
• devastated
• smashed
• damaged
• overcame
• eroded
• wasted
• pulverized
• decimated
• annihilated
• marred
• extinguished
• ravaged
• wracked
• vaporized
• crippled
• razed
• totaled
• desolated
• crushed
• broke
• dismantled
• killed
• rubbed out
• tore down
• blasted
• defeated
• pulled down
• creamed
• injured
• removed
• disintegrated
• nuked
• did in
• subdued
• conquered
• deteriorated
• impaired
• dissolved
• mutilated
• surmounted
• harmed
• obliterated
• mangled
• licked
• disfigured
• spoiled
• clobbered
• thrashed
• whipped
• trimmed
• prevailed (over)
• mastered
• won (against)
• swept (away)
• defaced
• bested
• scotched
• dynamited
• trounced
• routed
• gutted
• triumphed (over)
• wore (away)
• eradicated
• vitiated
• overmatched
• trampled
• disassembled
• scoured
• assassinated
• murdered
• vandalized
• slaughtered
• blew up
• washed out
• dilapidated
• plundered
• sacked
• looted
• wiped out
• beat
• expunged
• trashed
• undid
• exterminated
• took down
• effaced
• liquidated
• despoiled
• extirpated
• stamped (out)
• blotted out
• walloped
• drubbed
• executed
• massacred
• pillaged
• snuffed (out)
• rooted (out)
• felled
• dispatched
• zapped
• cut down
• butchered
• killed off
• unmade
• skunked
• took out
• overbore
• slew
• mowed (down)
• havocked
• unbuilt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• built
• constructed
• raised
• erected
• repaired
• set up
• created
• fixed
• reared
• put up
• produced
• made
• formed
• shaped
• assembled
• established
• forged
• invented
• manufactured
• mended
• molded
• fashioned
• founded
• framed
• fabricated
• organized
• protected
• patched
• constituted
• revamped
• brought about
• reconditioned
• preserved
• saved
• instituted
• restored
• doctored
• rebuilt
• reconstructed
• fathered
• conserved
• renovated
• remodeled

2

as in smashed

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive

shattered the sealed clay pot to find out what was inside

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smashed
• demolished
• destroyed
• blew
• exploded
• blasted
• burst
• popped
• detonated
• blew up
• wrecked
• ruined
• decimated
• annihilated
• fragmented
• dynamited
• splintered
• discharged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• imploded

3

as in demolished

to cause to break with violence and much noise

shattered the priceless vase in one clumsy fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smashed
• destroyed
• demolished
• fractured
• crashed
• splintered
• wrecked
• fragmented
• cracked
• ruined
• split
• crushed
• broke down
• decimated
• pulverized
• devastated
• wracked
• vaporized
• annihilated
• totaled
• snapped
• wasted
• shivered
• busted
• desolated
• crunched
• tore down
• bashed
• nuked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shattered

Adjective

Wright presents a series of cyanotypes made by placing shattered glass over light-sensitive paper before exposing each image. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

The shattered standing forlornly by the podium at the end of a draining tournament, hearts broken, bodies exhausted, having to watch as the opposition receive the reward that England were agonisingly close to. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Medina’s 2008 Honda was observed at the scene with a hatch that was crushed inwards and a shattered rear window, according to the sheriff’s office. — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 19 July 2026

My parents arrived to help, to a county where mounds of insulation and shattered windows, once-sturdy doors, and sticks of furniture were piled like mountains on the sides of streets. — Kristy Woodson Harvey, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

The shattered planter and a fallen No Parking sign, which was ripped out of the asphalt in the crash, were visible at the scene. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

The connection between the shattered bodies and buildings and their own governments’ complicity is now unmistakably clear. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

The shattered ceasefire is going to be a challenge for Republicans, as most voters oppose the conflict. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 8 July 2026

Macron’s landmark visit, the first by a major Western leader since Bashar Assad’s ouster, brought pledges to restore ambassadors, ease sanctions and fund reconstruction from shattered utilities to Damascus airport cargo facilities. — Omar Albam, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Verb

When the driver did not emerge after officers repeatedly ordered him out of the SUV, an officer shattered the window. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Experience Doesn't Replace Understanding COVID-19 shattered the traditional office, boomers are working longer and Gen Z brings new expectations. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Reed struck an officer twice in the forearm with the broomstick, which shattered upon impact with the officer’s arm. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

Set between the 1950s and ’80s, the film tells the story of four male friends whose lives are shattered by the arrival of a policeman and his wife in their small working-class town. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 July 2026

Adrian died on Christmas Eve 2016 of a drug overdose and McElwee clearly remains shattered. — Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

In another instance, a parent handed a standalone credit card machine to a child, who dropped it and shattered the screen. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

The surge shattered a four-year-old record of 99,445 GWh set back in July 2022. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Jones shattered, the way this league can crush a QB if the fates are unkind. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 July 2026