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fragmented

[frag-muhn-tid, -men-, frag-men-] / ˈfræg mən tɪd, -mɛn-, frægˈmɛn- /
ADJECTIVE
broken
Synonyms
STRONGEST
busted collapsed cracked crumbled crushed damaged defective demolished destroyed fractured 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
ragged
Synonyms
STRONG
battered broken dilapidated disorganized frayed frazzled jagged mean notched patched rent rough serrated shredded torn
WEAK
badly dressed badly worn contemptible crude desultory dingy down-at-the-heel full of holes in holes in rags in tatters irregular moth-eaten poor poorly made rugged scraggy seedy shabby shaggy shoddy tacky tattered tatty threadbare uneven unfinished unkempt unpressed worse for wear
Antonyms
STRONG
complete even fixed nice polite smooth
WEAK
kempt new

Example Sentences

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Macron’s decision in 2024 to dissolve the National Assembly produced the most fragmented National Assembly in the history of France’s modern Fifth Republic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

So for us, consolidation in large, highly fragmented, tech-backward industries is the right strategy.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

He had a fragmented three part-seasons from 1991-93 with the Jordan, Minardi and Lotus teams, showing intermittent promise, before suffering severe concussion in a huge accident at Spa's Eau Rouge corner in 1993.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

That means the trio don’t risk losing market share when they keep supply constrained the way companies in more fragmented industries might.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

I bend down and pick it up, placing the fragmented treasure gently back on a shelf.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera