Synonyms of shatters

shatters 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shatter

1

as in destroys

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

tried to restore their shattered hopes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroys
• demolishes
• devastates
• ruins
• smashes
• wrecks
• overcomes
• erodes
• annihilates
• damages
• pulverizes
• decimates
• vaporizes
• extinguishes
• wastes
• dismantles
• razes
• breaks
• wracks
• cripples
• ravages
• desolates
• kills
• mars
• crushes
• removes
• totals
• tears down
• defeats
• injures
• pulls down
• subdues
• disintegrates
• blasts
• rubs out
• does in
• conquers
• nukes
• creams
• dissolves
• impairs
• surmounts
• obliterates
• disfigures
• clobbers
• deteriorates
• mutilates
• thrashes
• eradicates
• harms
• trounces
• mangles
• prevails (over)
• undoes
• bests
• vitiates
• masters
• licks
• spoils
• defaces
• whips
• tramples
• wins (against)
• wallops
• triumphs (over)
• routs
• trims
• beats
• assassinates
• disassembles
• effaces
• overbears
• unmakes
• scours
• slays
• expunges
• dynamites
• exterminates
• vandalizes
• wears (away)
• sweeps (away)
• slaughters
• plunders
• blows up
• trashes
• scotches
• executes
• guts
• liquidates
• despoils
• wipes out
• stamps (out)
• murders
• overmatches
• extirpates
• washes out
• takes down
• roots (out)
• blots out
• loots
• zaps
• pillages
• drubs
• cuts down
• snuffs (out)
• dispatches
• sacks
• kills off
• mows (down)
• unbuilds
• takes out
• fells
• dilapidates
• massacres
• skunks
• butchers
• havocs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• builds
• creates
• raises
• erects
• constructs
• repairs
• sets up
• produces
• makes
• doctors
• invents
• rears
• establishes
• fixes
• constitutes
• manufactures
• protects
• puts up
• assembles
• forms
• shapes
• mends
• organizes
• reconditions
• founds
• preserves
• saves
• fathers
• frames
• restores
• institutes
• brings about
• forges
• revamps
• fashions
• reconstructs
• fabricates
• conserves
• patches
• molds
• rebuilds
• renovates
• remodels

2

as in smashes

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

• smashes
• demolishes
• destroys
• blows
• explodes
• pops
• bursts
• detonates
• blasts
• blows up
• annihilates
• decimates
• ruins
• wrecks
• fragments
• dynamites
• splinters
• discharges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapses
• implodes

3

as in demolishes

to cause to break with violence and much noise

shattered the priceless vase in one clumsy fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smashes
• destroys
• demolishes
• fractures
• crashes
• splits
• fragments
• breaks down
• vaporizes
• annihilates
• pulverizes
• cracks
• devastates
• crushes
• wrecks
• ruins
• decimates
• splinters
• wastes
• totals
• snaps
• wracks
• shivers
• bashes
• desolates
• crunches
• tears down
• busts
• nukes

shatters

2 of 2

noun

plural of shatter

as in shards

Related Words

• shards
• splinters
• slivers
• shivers
• flakes
• chips
• segments
• sections
• portions
• remnants
• shreds
• clippings
• fragments
• atoms
• remainders
• shavings
• stubs
• molecules
• tatters
• ends
• particles
• parings
• leftovers
• scruples
• crumbs
• flecks
• snippets
• grains
• patches
• specks
• granules
• snips
• dribbles
• motes
• nuggets
• pieces
• flyspecks
• fractions
• morsels
• nubbins
• oddments
• scraps
• cantles
• bits
• tittles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shatters

Verb

But when a killer shatters the peace, Annie is faced with the task of confronting everyone’s collective trauma, while being thrown headfirst into a nightmare. — Alaina Urquhart, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026

Continue reading … RAISING THE BAR — ICE shatters all-time mark with a jaw-dropping 51,000 arrests in July. — FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

As Hogi pokes a hole in this plot and shatters the industrial love complex we’ve been sold song after song, movie after movie, the workplace version of this unhealthy relationship presents a familiar parallel. — Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

In Book 5, Poseidon sends a storm that shatters the boat that Odysseus was sailing in, alone. — Chris Moody, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

But now a new ultralight player shatters the silence with an impressive solo tent that not only drops in right around 2 lb (907 oz) but does it at half the price of some of the competition. — New Atlas, 28 June 2026

When a window shatters, your entire home is at risk of collapse or even being blown away. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 23 June 2026

When a shocking night shatters their fragile facade, both women are forced to confront the cost of control and decide what kind of future is worth fighting for. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026

The two commit to a duel, each agreeing to fire their guns when a bottle of champagne rolls off the bar and shatters on the floor. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 1 June 2026