Synonyms of shattering

shattering

verb

present participle of shatter

1

as in destroying

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

tried to restore their shattered hopes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroying
• ruining
• demolishing
• devastating
• smashing
• wrecking
• damaging
• overcoming
• eroding
• wasting
• pulverizing
• annihilating
• extinguishing
• decimating
• breaking
• vaporizing
• marring
• crushing
• crippling
• totaling
• razing
• ravaging
• wracking
• dismantling
• killing
• tearing down
• blasting
• pulling down
• removing
• defeating
• creaming
• desolating
• doing in
• rubbing out
• nuking
• injuring
• disintegrating
• subduing
• conquering
• impairing
• dissolving
• surmounting
• deteriorating
• harming
• spoiling
• prevailing (over)
• licking
• trimming
• obliterating
• clobbering
• whipping
• mastering
• disfiguring
• mutilating
• winning (against)
• mangling
• thrashing
• besting
• eradicating
• routing
• undoing
• beating
• dynamiting
• wearing (away)
• defacing
• triumphing (over)
• vitiating
• walloping
• sweeping (away)
• gutting
• scouring
• disassembling
• trampling
• expunging
• slaughtering
• blowing up
• sacking
• trouncing
• plundering
• assassinating
• washing out
• vandalizing
• overmatching
• effacing
• murdering
• wiping out
• exterminating
• scotching
• taking down
• extirpating
• overbearing
• executing
• looting
• liquidating
• drubbing
• despoiling
• trashing
• cutting down
• stamping (out)
• slaying
• unmaking
• blotting out
• massacring
• pillaging
• dispatching
• zapping
• rooting (out)
• killing off
• snuffing (out)
• skunking
• taking out
• butchering
• felling
• mowing (down)
• unbuilding
• dilapidating
• havocking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• building
• raising
• constructing
• creating
• repairing
• erecting
• fixing
• setting up
• rearing
• forming
• producing
• making
• putting up
• shaping
• establishing
• forging
• inventing
• manufacturing
• assembling
• protecting
• framing
• constituting
• molding
• fashioning
• organizing
• preserving
• fabricating
• saving
• patching
• mending
• revamping
• reconditioning
• bringing about
• instituting
• founding
• restoring
• doctoring
• reconstructing
• rebuilding
• conserving
• remodeling
• fathering
• renovating

2

as in smashing

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

• smashing
• demolishing
• blowing
• destroying
• exploding
• bursting
• popping
• blasting
• detonating
• blowing up
• wrecking
• ruining
• decimating
• annihilating
• dynamiting
• splintering
• fragmenting
• discharging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsing
• imploding

3

as in demolishing

to cause to break with violence and much noise

shattered the priceless vase in one clumsy fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smashing
• destroying
• demolishing
• fracturing
• crashing
• splintering
• splitting
• wrecking
• crushing
• fragmenting
• cracking
• breaking down
• devastating
• ruining
• pulverizing
• vaporizing
• annihilating
• totaling
• wasting
• snapping
• decimating
• crunching
• shivering
• tearing down
• busting
• bashing
• desolating
• wracking
• nuking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shattering

In 2018 a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 fan blade snapped, shattering a window and sucking a woman’s head and torso outside of the plane. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Ace protected the three deputies from Bowers but was shot in his left front leg, shattering the bone and tearing an artery that caused massive blood loss. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Katie Ledecky caps off one of the greatest performances in Olympic history with her fourth gold medal and second world record, shattering her own mark in the 800-meter freestyle. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

But after a fireball erupted at last year’s Idaho’s Potato Drop, injuring a child and shattering windows, the event’s CEO, Dylan Cline, cheered the explosion and asserted the event wouldn’t be back to the downtown site near the Idaho Capitol. — Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2026

One strike hit the grounds of a children’s hospital, leaving two craters and shattering windows, the State Emergency Service said. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

With each passing episode of its second season, Sugar has been leading its title character to the same mind-and-spirit-shattering dilemma. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

Endgame shattering international box office records, its predecessor also made history by becoming the first superhero film to gross over $2 billion worldwide. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Risk Measured In Comms-Driven Trust Trust-shattering events are the ultimate risk because credibility and authority determine brand and business performance. — Shannon Reedy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026