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

Kherson bears deep scars of war, with plywood covering windows and shattered glass everywhere. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Prosecutors said authorities responded to a report of a shattered sliding glass door and significant fire damage inside the home. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

But on rare occasions, the supernova doesn't completely destroy the star, and a shattered stellar body remains, called a zombie star. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026

The main aim is to journey across ‘The Lands Between’ to defeat the corrupted demigods (known as Shardbearers), and repair the shattered Elden Ring to become the Elden Lord. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Filling them with black smoke, with rubble and shattered glass, with frantic firefighters, with civilians huddled at the police line, necks craned. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Two fighters, Lucario and Greninja, appeared, broke through the frozen screen and fought on the shattered ice blocks in an epic battle. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

An image of the vehicle shows its shattered right front passenger window. — Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Arguinzones shared surveillance footage with CBS News Miami, along with cellphone video that shows her shattered door and the rock police say Reilly used to get inside. — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

Georgia voters shattered the state’s midterm record for in-person early voting Thursday, another sign of intense interest in an election that will set the battleground state’s political trajectory. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026

An Associated Press reporter in the southern city of Aden witnessed explosions that shattered windows at the airport building and nearby homes after Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree urged everyone at the airport to evacuate. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

In 2018, Hainsworth, who worked at Medieval Times on and off for 30 years, shattered his leg in front of 800 people. — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

After multiple attempts, both bottles shattered, spilling flammable liquid onto the building. — Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026

In fact, 2026 has already shattered the Biden-era record for the most number of days with $4 gas or higher. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

That feeling of closure was shattered last week when her attacker was paroled under a controversial law that makes nonviolent offenders eligible for early release. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026

On Wednesday night, northern and central parts of the state saw hail the size of golf balls that pummeled people’s roofs, shattered windows and dented cars, along with damaging wind gusts. — Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Ella Langley shattered the Hot 100 record by spending 24 weeks at the top. — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026