Synonyms for shard

Most common

piece · fragment · splinter · sliver · partition · pot-sherd

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.

Related words

Other spellings

sherd

Forms

Plural

shards → fragments, pieces, slivers, splinters…

Example sentences

• piece He showed kindness by giving me a piece of advice.
• fragment There's a tiny fragment that's broken off.
• splinter Part of the splinter remained underneath the skin.
• sliver There's a sliver of hope in this week's news, at least.
• partition Can a body, hand, or finger enter the safety partition?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

piece¹

6 letters

sliver²

8 letters

fragment², splinter²

9 letters

partition³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sliver² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

tesson

Italiano

coccio

Deutsch

Scherbe