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

At some point after, the woman said she was woken up by the sound of glass breaking and then allegedly saw Freitag enter the home through a shattered glass sliding door, according to the warrant affidavit. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

For the last six years, Six has lived as a recluse in Amsterdam, lying in bed and going out twice a day for decaf coffee (the regular brew is too hard on his shattered nerves). — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Photos of the damage showed shattered glass around signs and stickers expressing support for Woodland’s LGBTQ+ community at the drugstore in the 600 block of Main Street. — Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Pieces of the shattered window were found across several rows of the plane, the NTSB said. — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Known for his multifaceted career in television, film, stand-up and more, Lopez has constantly embraced his heritage and shattered stereotypes. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

In a lawsuit, the district said that crews found shattered glass and a bullet hole in a window in May, while another bullet struck a brick wall in July, per Fox 4 News. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026

Such liquid imagery makes sense for a man who made his name as a post-everything neo-expressionist by painting images onto shattered ceramic plates and festooning his super-sized works with surfboards and antlers. — A.d. Amorosi, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026

Schultz's wife suffered a shattered collarbone and shrapnel injuries to her arm and is expected to undergo additional surgeries, her family told KIVI. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

Twin earthquakes in June shattered Venezuela’s coastal state of La Guaira, transforming a Caribbean playground into a landscape of ruin and grief. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

The east Charlotte shooting left church and school bus windows shattered and children crying. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026

Another passenger told him they had been cut when a window shattered. — Nick Duffy, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026

The state of the job market has shattered the confidence of American workers. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

His tragic, sudden death in a motorcycle accident in Turkey in 2008 shattered her world. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026

Whatever cloud of innocence has hung over Jo’s life until this point is shattered, both parents struggling how to navigate the horrible experience from an emotional as well as a purely bureaucratic perspective. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

Shushmita Chauhan got emotional thinking about all their hard work that was shattered in just moments. — Nick Caloway, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Nearby, a member of my team walked into the hallway to ask what was happening just as a bullet shattered her window, spraying her office with glass. — Daniel Jernigan, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026