FRAGMENTED Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈfrag-ˌmen-təd

Definition of fragmented

as in fractured

forcibly separated into many pieces restoring the fragmented Roman sculpture was like putting together a jigsaw puzzle

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fragmented

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verb

past tense of fragment

as in disrupted

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly you can fragment that peanut brittle easily, but how it breaks is basically up to the brittle

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Recent Examples of fragmented

Adjective

Iger is well familiar with the fragmented sports landscape and economics after years overseeing ESPN and ABC. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 An intelligence layer built on top of fragmented operational data produces answers that sound actionable and are not. — William Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

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Legacy databases are notoriously fragmented, proprietary data is rarely cleaned or standardized, and cybersecurity protocols surrounding corporate intellectual property remain a massive liability. — Ivan Illan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 In the West, retail media has evolved into a major budget destination and a measurement battleground, but execution is still fragmented across retailers and marketing campaigns. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fragmented

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmented

Adjective

Support for Infantino Eto’o is not the only person banging the drum for Infantino in what’s become an increasingly fractured landscape.

— Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Kurtis Rourke did not play after sustaining fractured ribs in last Thursday’s start.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of fractured

Verb

Efforts to bring the outbreak under control — from limited public gatherings to social distancing and airport closures — have disrupted life in the six affected provinces, particularly Ituri, which has been ravaged by rebel violence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The choices of what to put in each episode — and when to cut from one timeline to another — have sometimes felt arbitrary, and have often disrupted the story’s overall flow.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of disrupted

Adjective

Casper Kelly, the delightfully skewed sensibility behind Adult Swim’s ‘Too Many Cooks,’ makes a first theatrical feature that feels like a broken time loop.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Mass spectrometry revealed that the broken containers had once held something containing the chemical compounds theobromine, theophylline, caffeine, and paraxanthine.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of broken

Verb

The Seattle Seahawks are the defending champions but have lost two key members of their secondary in free agency and their second-round pick, safety Bud Clark, who was supposed to be a replacement for Coby Bryant, broke an ankle in the preseason.

— Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Parton's impact broke barriers Responses to Parton's death have transcended geographical, racial and gender-based lines.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of broke

Adjective

Blüh found a shattered wine bottle and cleaning supplies scattered all around her store.

— Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band alongside the Bee-Gees, and then struggled to pick up the pieces of his shattered career until childhood buddy David Bowie brought him back in front of stadium crowds on the Glass Spider tour.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of shattered

Adjective

Tracee Ellis Ross favors Udi’s gluten-free bread topped with smashed avocado, lemon juice, crushed red pepper and salt as an afternoon snack, according to a People food diary.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
The spicy tofu is delicious spooned and slurped up in one go, or enjoyed alongside a bowl of rice, cold soba noodles, or a heap of smashed or julienned cucumbers.

— Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

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