DISRUPTED Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

disrupted

verb

past tense of disrupt

as in fractured

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly an earthquake that had disrupted the elevated highway in several places

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as in disturbed

to undo the proper order or arrangement of the arrival of a baby in the household would totally disrupt their established routine

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Recent Examples of disrupted The president said SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lifted restrictions on Ukraine’s access to Starshield, but Ukrainian soldiers said the service was still disrupted Friday. — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 Common signs include low energy, disrupted sleep, mood changes and loss of motivation. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 When laser pulses disrupted superconductivity, the spectrum of energy levels developed an imbalance that looked just like a pseudogap. — Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026 Common symptoms include low energy, disrupted sleep, mood changes and loss of motivation. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026 Ukrainian officials say that the offensive has disrupted Russia’s assault on Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, key Ukrainian strongholds in the Donbas region. — Anastasiia Parafeniuk, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 That shutoff severely disrupted Russian battlefield operations in the early part of the year. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026 Green and Pink line service has already been disrupted since Oct 12, with tracks not operating between the Clinton and Clark/Lake stations as part of the bridge project. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 When those signals are blocked, disrupted or deliberately jammed, vehicles may need other methods to maintain reliable navigation. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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Unlike Bedard’s other two injuries (fractured jaw in 2024 and a right shoulder injury last year), the Hawks could at least prepare to be without their current captain.

— Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
With attentions fractured in modern life, Gibney hopes there is some benefit in synthesizing information into a narrative.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of fractured

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An officer responded to PSA, and police said about two pallets of cards were stolen from the truck and a third was disturbed.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
As one of the most effective natural sinks for carbon, peatlands could accelerate climate change if disturbed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of disturbed

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In mid-October, the company announced that the winner had been disqualified after organizers concluded that his use of generative AI broke the rules.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Hours before Meta announced its Q3 results Wednesday, news broke that a New Mexico judge had ordered the company to pay $25 billion in penalties related to the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

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Both the rocket and the camera were destroyed after crashing into the Earth at a speed of about 340 miles per hour.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Cities outside Paris have been hit hard by the unrest, including Limoges where a fire nearly destroyed the 19th-century city hall.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of destroyed

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Because Luke’s Diner was essentially a wooden frame without insulation—and the cast and crew constantly shuffled in and out the door—the December and January shoots on the backlot could be brutal.

— Mara Reinstein, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Offensive line shuffled up Dykes said in earlier in the week that TCU looked at everything throughout the program during the 2-3 start and would make the necessary adjustments to try and turn things around.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of shuffled

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The combination also reduced the hazard of cancer spreading to distant sites or death by 38%.

— Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
In Spain, modern farming methods have reduced the practice of transhumance to a small group of farmers that keep the tradition alive not just for its environmental benefits but also for its cultural value.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

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