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Synonyms for shattered

Most common

broken busted fractured ruptured weary despondent tattered

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Broken — physically broken into pieces

broken, fractured, ruptured, busted, crazy

2. Exhausted — extremely tired or exhausted

exhausted, weary, done up informal dated

3. Despondent — emotionally defeated or dispirited

despondent, disheartened

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Physically broken into pieces.

  2. adj. 2

    Emotionally defeated or dispirited.

  3. adj. 3

    Extremely tired or exhausted.

    I stayed up all night working, and now I'm completely shattered.

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Shattered or Broken?

A shattered object is broken suddenly and in numerous directions; as, a vase is shattered by a blow, a building by an earthquake.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • broken He got his arm broken while he was playing soccer.
  • busted Mangesh was trying to steal a TV when he got busted.
  • fractured I don't want to leave my kids a fractured country.
  • ruptured The ceasefire has repeatedly ruptured.
  • weary She felt weary and the world seemed a little hazy.
  • despondent Millions of Russians feel cheated and despondent.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
shatteredrising
brokenrising
bustedrising
fracturedsteady
rupturedsteady
wearyrising

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

By length

5 letters
crazy2, weary2
6 letters
broken2, busted2
8 letters
ruptured2, tattered2
9 letters
exhausted3, fractured2
10 letters
despondent3
12 letters
disheartened3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crazy2 = 2 syllables).