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ruptured

ADJECTIVE

broken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

busted collapsed cracked crumbled crushed damaged defective demolished destroyed fractured fragmented injured mangled mutilated 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

cleft

Synonyms

STRONG

broken cloven cracked crenelated parted perforated pierced rent riven separated sundered torn

WEAK

crannied

Antonyms

STRONG

connected fixed whole

WEAK

joined joint united

ADJECTIVE

torn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broken cracked damaged divided mangled ripped severed

STRONG

burst cleaved fractured gashed impaired lacerated ragged rent slashed sliced slit snapped split wrenched

WEAK

shabby

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK fixed unbroken working

WEAK

certain decided healed mended perfect resolute sure

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She suffered a serious knee injury when she ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament in November 2022 and was forced to miss the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

And ruptured pavement is keeping lots of lawyers busy with trip-and-fall lawsuits that cost the city millions each year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

He suffered a ruptured left Achilles tendon in March 2025 and underwent back surgery last October.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Vonn and other skiing experts have said that the ruptured ACL likely had nothing to do with her crash at the Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

But it wasn’t just furniture and buildings that had shifted—when the Japan Trench ruptured, the shape of the entire planet changed.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

ruptured

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