Synonyms for
Fractured
Definition
Fractured means to break or crack something, especially a bone.
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Common collocations
- fractured limb
- fractured skull
- fractured relationship
- fractured economy
- fractured society
- fractured voice
- fractured mirror
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Usage note
Primarily used to describe physical breaks, but also commonly used metaphorically for relationships, societies, or economies that are divided or broken.
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Example sentences
- The vase was fractured into a hundred pieces.
- The boy fractured his leg while playing soccer.
- Her confidence was fractured after the criticism she received.
- The earthquake fractured the ground beneath their feet.
- The ice on the pond began to fracture under their weight.
Quotes
The line between good and evil is not a line between nations or groups, but runs through the heart of every individual. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart? - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
In a world where the outrageous has become the norm, stable societies are fracturing and unstable ones disintegrating. - Fareed Zakaria
Every truth can be denied, except for the voice within, which speaks the truth and says, 'This is the truth.' - Elie Wiesel