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

The novels follow Cammie Skoura, a brilliant, neurodivergent young scientist aboard a deep-space expedition that uncovers a trail of ancient ruins and long-dead alien civilizations leading toward a mind-shattering discovery. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026

Plus, Skullcandy's Crusher Bass technology utilizes dedicated bass drivers to really give you a head-banging experience, sending bone-shattering bass pulsating through your skull. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

An August heat wave brought record-shattering temperatures to Southern California. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Jackson has poured more than $200 million of his personal fortune into the race, shattering state records. — AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026

As chairman of the Jackie Robinson Day Committee, Levis helped organize the celebration and personally presented the ceiling-shattering Black major leaguer with gifts from fans across the country. — Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

Trouvé seems drawn to anything that implies a semblance of order and finding ways of shattering it along the way. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Divorce can be world-shattering for the people experiencing it. — Grey Battle, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026

While much of the plot still remains hidden in the eastern European nation of Latveria, it is known to feature heroes from different timelines that team-up to fight the universe-shattering peril of a sorcerer scientist named Doctor Doom. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026