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
• razes
• dismantles
• wracks
• breaks
• desolates
• ravages
• cripples
• kills
• mars
• crushes
• totals
• removes
• tears down
• pulls down
• defeats
• injures
• disintegrates
• subdues
• rubs out
• does in
• blasts
• conquers
• nukes
• creams
• dissolves
• impairs
• surmounts
• obliterates
• disfigures
• clobbers
• deteriorates
• mutilates
• thrashes
• harms
• eradicates
• trounces
• mangles
• prevails (over)
• undoes
• bests
• vitiates
• masters
• defaces
• licks
• tramples
• whips
• spoils
• wins (against)
• wallops
• triumphs (over)
• routs
• disassembles
• beats
• trims
• effaces
• overbears
• unmakes
• scours
• assassinates
• expunges
• slays
• dynamites
• exterminates
• wears (away)
• sweeps (away)
• vandalizes
• blows up
• plunders
• slaughters
• trashes
• scotches
• guts
• executes
• liquidates
• despoils
• wipes out
• stamps (out)
• overmatches
• extirpates
• murders
• 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

With their daughter away at college, Abby and husband Gordy (Arquette) are settling into life as empty nesters when the arrival of a mysterious young woman (Shouse) shatters their sense of safety. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

The attack underscores a widening front in the Iran war and shatters a 2022 ceasefire that had largely halted fighting in Yemen’s civil war. — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

After the cannon booms shatters these boxes, the ensemble tumbles together in a finale worthy of Tchaikovsky. — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Diesel shatters all-time records Diesel, a crucial fuel that powers trucks, trains, tractors and boats, has never been more expensive than today. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

But before any collective exhale can commence, the mood shatters. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026

Inadvertently, our entry shatters the glass ceiling, since Georgia and I are the only girls there. — Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026

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