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in pieces

ADJECTIVE

broken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

busted collapsed cracked crumbled crushed damaged defective demolished destroyed fractured fragmented injured mangled mutilated ruptured severed shattered smashed splintered

STRONG

burst disintegrated dismembered pulverized rent riven separated shivered shredded slivered split

WEAK

fragmentary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

repaired unbroken

STRONG

mended patched up restored

WEAK

complete fixed perfect whole

ADJECTIVE

haywire

Synonyms

STRONG

berserk nuts psycho screwball

WEAK

amiss amok batty bonkers chaotic confused cracked crazed defective disordered disorganized erratic flipped in a mess insane mad messy orderless out of order out of whack out to lunch screwy touched unbalanced unglued unhinged wacky

Example Sentences

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"The surgeon described Alfred's jaw as being like a box of cornflakes - when they opened it up, it was just in pieces."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Workers were hunched over their desks pouring over designs, with the looks still "in pieces".

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Rossini’s wit and brilliance in pieces such as “The Barber of Seville” defined a lighter side of Italian opera.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

“Luckily, it is modular, so my mother-in-law and I took it home in pieces in two cars.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

It was heavy and in pieces, but I lifted it.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia