| Main Entry: |
shatter
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| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
break into small pieces |
| Synonyms: |
blast,
blight,
burst,
crack,
crash, crunch,
crush,
dash,
demolish,
destroy, disable,
exhaust,
explode, fracture,
fragment, fragmentalize, fragmentize,
impair, implode, overturn, pulverize, rend, rive,
ruin, scrunch,
shiver,
smash, smash to smithereens, smatter,
snap, splinter, splinterize,
split, torpedo,
total*, wrack up,
wreck
|
| Antonyms: |
fix, mend
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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