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

An employee of Frato’s Kitchen & Gaming in Schaumburg, which was broken into early Tuesday morning, said the business had to close for two days while workers cleaned up shattered glass and other damage. — Charles Keeshan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Aerial images showed the LAPD vehicle with a shattered windshield. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2026

Right now, nearly one million fragments of metal, paint, and shattered rocket parts larger than a single centimeter are tearing through Earth’s orbit at extreme speeds. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Inside the Mallahi family compound, a blast tore a crater through the roof and walls, leaving floral decorations, carpets and household belongings buried in rubble and shattered glass. — Amir Vahdat, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

One person was shot, and a second person was injured by shattered glass after a suspect opened fire on Missouri 291 Highway in Lee’s Summit on Wednesday, police said. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

The threat of shattered glass if the bottle breaks, the subsequent odor suffusing all the items in your carryon, liquids seeping dangerously close to electronics—none of it sounds like a good idea. — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026

In the center of the playa area, artists and construction crews installed a metal octopi and a shattered Eiffel Tower, while others put the finishing touches on the towering Man and Temple structures. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band alongside the Bee-Gees, and then struggled to pick up the pieces of his shattered career until childhood buddy David Bowie brought him back in front of stadium crowds on the Glass Spider tour. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Verb

In the mountains on the North Carolina-Tennessee border, rains of up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) turned usually gentle streams into torrents that moved trees, boulders, homes and vehicles, and shattered century-old flood records. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

An officer allegedly saw fresh footprints in the snow leading to the back door and a glass pane that had been shattered. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

At just 15, striker JJ Gabriel has shattered Manchester United academy records and was poised to become the club’s youngest first-team player in official competition Wednesday. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

As for Brand New Day, Holland’s fourth outing as the web-slinger has shattered records virtually every week since its early August opening. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2026

With this offensive, the Houthis have shattered a status quo along the coast, upended a truce that had largely held since 2022, and set the stage for further consolidation of their control of the north. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

The escalation shattered a four-year truce that had largely halted the fighting in the civil war. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

Located just blocks from Ground Zero, all the vases in Lipovsky's shop shattered, but her only concern was her family, staff and community. — Natalie Duddridge, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

The wide receiver shattered multiple Hurricanes records last season and is already one of the faces of college football. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026