Synonyms for broken
ˈbroʊ kənbro·ken

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1. broken

   Synonyms:
   crushed, fallen, ill-starred, miserable, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky, woful, wretched

   Antonyms:
   favored, fortunate, happy, lucky, prospered, prosperous, successful

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1. brokenadjective

   physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

   "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"

   Synonyms:
   unkept, rugged, low, impoverished, humiliated, wiped out(p), broken in, busted, humbled, crushed, disordered, confused, upset

   Antonyms:
   unimpaired, solid, concentrated, kept, proud, perfect, preserved, organized, unbroken, complete, uninterrupted, wild, smooth, undamaged, untamed

2. brokenadjective

   not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly

   "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs"

   Synonyms:
   unkept, rugged, low, impoverished, humiliated, wiped out(p), broken in, busted, humbled, crushed, disordered, confused, upset

   Antonyms:
   untamed, unbroken, preserved, concentrated, organized, solid, wild, uninterrupted, proud, kept, perfect, smooth, undamaged, complete, unimpaired

3. broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, lowadjective

   subdued or brought low in condition or status

   "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

   Synonyms:
   down(p), dispirited, small, downcast, rugged, impoverished, scummy, broken in, mortified, modest, unkept, scurvy, humbled, low-down, miserable, lowly, low, disordered, down in the mouth, blue, humble, wiped out(p), downhearted, grim, low-toned, low-pitched, depleted, crushed, upset, abject, gloomy, embarrassed, depressed, busted, confused, low-spirited, humiliated

   Antonyms:
   untamed, concentrated, organized, perfect, unbroken, unimpaired, kept, uninterrupted, preserved, solid, undamaged, proud, wild, complete, smooth

4. broken, unkeptadjective

   (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded

   "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts"

   Synonyms:
   unkept, rugged, low, impoverished, humiliated, wiped out(p), broken in, busted, humbled, crushed, disordered, confused, upset

   Antonyms:
   concentrated, perfect, unbroken, wild, solid, complete, organized, proud, unimpaired, smooth, undamaged, uninterrupted, preserved, kept, untamed

5. broken, broken inadjective

   tamed or trained to obey

   "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in"

   Synonyms:
   unkept, rugged, low, impoverished, humiliated, wiped out(p), broken in, busted, humbled, crushed, disordered, confused, upset

   Antonyms:
   solid, proud, wild, uninterrupted, smooth, preserved, undamaged, organized, unimpaired, kept, perfect, unbroken, complete, untamed, concentrated

6. broken, ruggedadjective

   topographically very uneven

   "broken terrain"; "rugged ground"

   Synonyms:
   unkept, rugged, low, impoverished, humiliated, wiped out(p), broken in, tough, furrowed, busted, humbled, crushed, disordered, confused, upset

   Antonyms:
   untamed, uninterrupted, wild, preserved, organized, unbroken, solid, concentrated, unimpaired, smooth, kept, proud, undamaged, complete, perfect

7. brokenadjective

   imperfectly spoken or written

   "broken English"

   Synonyms:
   unkept, rugged, low, impoverished, humiliated, wiped out(p), broken in, busted, humbled, crushed, disordered, confused, upset

   Antonyms:
   untamed, organized, kept, undamaged, smooth, concentrated, solid, complete, unimpaired, unbroken, preserved, wild, uninterrupted, perfect, proud

8. broken, confused, disordered, upsetadjective

   thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

   "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"

   Synonyms:
   overturned, scattered, rugged, impoverished, befuddled, at sea, upset(a), confounded, disconnected, upturned, illogical, mixed-up, unkept, bemused, disoriented, humbled, disquieted, low, lost, disjointed, unordered, disturbed, wiped out(p), disordered, bewildered, worried, baffled, garbled, crushed, upset, mazed, confused, busted, broken in, distressed, humiliated, unconnected

   Antonyms:
   concentrated, unbroken, preserved, organized, proud, kept, unimpaired, complete, wild, smooth, untamed, perfect, uninterrupted, solid, undamaged

9. brokenadjective

   weakened and infirm

   "broken health resulting from alcoholism"

   Synonyms:
   unkept, rugged, low, impoverished, humiliated, wiped out(p), broken in, busted, humbled, crushed, disordered, confused, upset

   Antonyms:
   unbroken, kept, concentrated, undamaged, preserved, untamed, smooth, solid, proud, unimpaired, uninterrupted, complete, perfect, organized, wild

10. broken, wiped out(p), impoverishedadjective

    destroyed financially

    "the broken fortunes of the family"

    Antonyms:
    perfect, complete, wild, unbroken, untamed, preserved, organized, concentrated, kept, undamaged, uninterrupted, proud, smooth, unimpaired, solid

11. broken, bustedadjective

    out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')

    "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted"

    Synonyms:
    unkept, rugged, low, impoverished, humiliated, wiped out(p), broken in, busted, humbled, crushed, disordered, confused, upset

    Antonyms:
    unbroken, proud, smooth, unimpaired, wild, untamed, organized, uninterrupted, solid, perfect, undamaged, kept, concentrated, complete, preserved

12. brokenadjective

    discontinuous

    "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine"

    Synonyms:
    unkept, rugged, low, impoverished, humiliated, wiped out(p), broken in, busted, humbled, crushed, disordered, confused, upset

    Antonyms:
    proud, unbroken, perfect, uninterrupted, unimpaired, organized, preserved, wild, kept, untamed, solid, smooth, complete, concentrated, undamaged

13. brokenadjective

    lacking a part or parts

    "a broken set of encyclopedia"

    Synonyms:
    unkept, rugged, low, impoverished, humiliated, wiped out(p), broken in, busted, humbled, crushed, disordered, confused, upset

    Antonyms:
    unimpaired, unbroken, wild, smooth, concentrated, untamed, preserved, uninterrupted, kept, undamaged, proud, perfect, organized, complete, solid

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1. shattered

   falling apart, disassembled

   the glass tumbler shattered into bits as it struck the sidewalk.

   Submitted by acronimous on February 2, 2014  

2. shatteredadjective

   shattered means something is broken

   Submitted by Jeancombites1234 on December 1, 2022  

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1. brokenadjective

   Synonyms:
   shattered, rent, severed, separated

2. brokenadjective

   Synonyms:
   weakened, impaired, feeble, shaken, spent, wasted, exhausted

3. brokenadjective

   Synonyms:
   abrupt, craggy, steep, precipitous, rough

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1. brokenadjective

   Synonyms:
   fractured, splintered, shattered, shivered, disconnected, discontinuous, interrupted, impaired, shattered, subdued, humbled, contrite, penitent, crushed, trained, subjugated, tractable, violated

   Antonyms:
   inviolate, intact, whole

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1. List of paraphrases for "broken":

   differenced, roto, debruised, shattered, broke, fractured, busted, breached, violated, rota, cracked, smashed, severed, damaged, interrupted, fracture, infringed, snapped, roasted, corrupted, break, breaking, quashed, raped

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1. C. S. Lewis:

   Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket--safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.

2. Ryan Bomberger:

   Faith shapes the way that I think and the way I create, instead of joining our culture today in looking through the broken lens of race, the broken lens of class, the broken lens of ‘fill-in-the-blank’ — as a Christian, I want to look through the breakthrough filter of Christ.

3. Steve Maraboli:

   It is only with true love and compassion that we can begin to mend what is broken in the world. It is only these two blessed things that can begin to heal all the broken hearts."

4. Nadia Lopez:

   Before all of this happened for our school, I felt broken, and I think the world felt a little broken too, because a lot of bad things have been happening lately, especially between black people and white people. But all of you gave people a reason to feel a little less broken.

5. Stephen Collins:

   One of the main things about the Christian faith is, Christ says in so many ways, 'Bring me that about you which is broken. Bring it,' and most people are broken in some way.