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broken

[broh-kuhn] / ˈbroʊ kən /
ADJECTIVE
destroyed; made into pieces from a whole
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 in pieces
Antonyms
STRONGEST
repaired unbroken
STRONG
mended patched up restored
WEAK
complete fixed perfect whole
ADJECTIVE
discontinuous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
discontinuous
STRONG
disconnected disturbed interrupted
WEAK
erratic fragmentary incomplete intermittent irregular spasmodic spastic
Antonyms
WEAK
complete connected constant continuous fixed flowing steady unbroken unremitting whole
ADJECTIVE
mentally defeated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beaten crushed
STRONG
browbeaten defeated demoralized depressed discouraged disheartened humbled oppressed overpowered subdued tamed vanquished
WEAK
heartsick
Antonyms
STRONG
encouraged resolute
WEAK
unbroken uplifted
ADJECTIVE
not working
Synonyms
STRONGEST
busted defective faulty ruined wrecked
STRONG
dead disabled down gone out shot spent wracked
WEAK
coming unstuck fallen apart feeble gone to pieces haywire imperfect in disrepair in need of repair in the shop inoperable inoperative kaput not functioning on the blink on the fritz out of commission out of kilter out of order out of whack run down screwed-up unsatisfactory weak
Antonyms
STRONGEST
perfect repaired
WEAK
fixed working
ADJECTIVE
forgotten, ignored (promise)
Synonyms
STRONG
abandoned dishonored disobeyed disregarded ignored infringed retracted traduced transgressed violated
Antonyms
WEAK
kept satisfied unbroken
ADJECTIVE
stuttering in speech
Synonyms
STRONGEST
discontinuous stuttering
STRONG
disjointed halting hesitating muttered stammering
WEAK
hesitant incoherent mumbled unintelligible weak
Antonyms
WEAK
continuous flowing fluent unbroken

Example Sentences

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They also stopped cars with faults including bald tyres, illegally tinted windows and broken seat belts.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

They had lost six of their last eight games, had just fired their coach and had saw their second-leading scorer go down with a broken leg in the Olympic tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

He has completely broken the scale of superstar development, fast-forwarding his team from no-hoper waiting for draft picks into a true championship contender.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Despite the decline, Nvidia looks to have finally broken through long-held resistance at around $195 as investors warm again to the AI theme.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

For a few seconds, I thought sure that I had broken my neck.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls