SHATTERED Synonyms: 197 Similar and Opposite Words

shattered 1 of 2

adjective

as in broken

forcibly separated into many pieces the glass mirror lay shattered on the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

shattered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of shatter

as in destroyed

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of tried to restore their shattered hopes

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in smashed

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive shattered the sealed clay pot to find out what was inside

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in demolished

to cause to break with violence and much noise shattered the priceless vase in one clumsy fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of shattered

Adjective

Arguinzones shared surveillance footage with CBS News Miami, along with cellphone video that shows her shattered door and the rock police say Reilly used to get inside. — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Only shattered glass and the skeletal frame of the Haussmannian roof remain of Limoges’ 19th century town hall. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 Dislodged cobblestones, shattered storefronts and broken glass littered the area around Paris’ Place de la République on Sunday. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 Around Paris’ Place de la République on Sunday morning, dislodged cobblestones, shattered storefronts, and broken glass marked the aftermath of the events. — Sylvie Corbet, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2026 And on the day of filming, Brolin broke down in tears after witnessing Merced’s portrayal of the shattered teenager. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 But detailed summaries of the punishments obtained by The New York Times provide the first look at how Cornell administrators apportioned blame for the alcohol and drug-fueled gathering that the woman has said left her shattered and degraded. — Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 The fourth, the Indian rhinoceros, is vulnerable, its habitat shrinking rapidly as fragmented and isolated population groups spread across a shattered landscape littered with invasive plant species poisonous to the animals. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 Late that night, the woman said she was woken up by the sound of glass breaking and then allegedly saw Freitag enter the home through a shattered glass sliding door, according to the warrant affidavit. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Verb

On Wednesday night, northern and central parts of the state saw hail the size of golf balls that pummeled people’s roofs, shattered windows and dented cars, along with damaging wind gusts. — Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Hail pummeled people's roofs, shattered windows and dented cars. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Those observations also revealed that Bennu was once part of a much larger, water-rich parent asteroid that shattered in a catastrophic collision in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026 But even though the overall market appears to be slumping, Miami-Dade shattered its previous record for $30 million-and-up home sales last month. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 Ella Langley shattered the Hot 100 record by spending 24 weeks at the top. — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026 Business damaged by gunfire A bullet shattered the window of Tikal Cocina Café during the shooting. — Janay Reece, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Holcomb combines a startling precociousness with a moxie that has already shattered expectations. — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 The attack shattered a sense of safety in the kingdom of 35 million people. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shattered

Adjective

Investigators noted that Johnson’s blood and broken glass were found on the apartment’s floors, walls, curtains and blinds.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Economists largely point to Trump’s own policies for his broken campaign promises.

— Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of broken

Verb

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

Verb

But with a last throw of the dice, Tino Martinez smashed a two-run homer to level the contest, sending the game to extra innings and the World Series into its first November action.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Shattered glass littered sidewalks after rioters smashed and looted thousands of shops, torched cars and buildings, and attacked police, who fired tear gas and water cannons.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of smashed

Verb

My brother’s wife has ruined each and every get-together by having constant fights with her little boy about eating.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Tyrese Maxey scored 28 points, Jaylen Brown had 19, Joel Embiid had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and the Sixers ruined the Knicks' championship party.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of ruined

Verb

The 21-year-old from Dallas, who soared to gold in the all-around on Friday after recovering from injuries that wrecked her Olympic hopes in 2021 and again in 2024, hardly looked tired in what has quickly become the meet of her life.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Just as Bryan’s own ascent began, alcoholism almost wrecked his fellow Oklahoma heroes, Turnpike Troubadours.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of wrecked

Verb

The stocks are already down over 30% each in October as credit investors blew their yields out to distressed levels, doubting their business model of using aggressive levels of debt to build data centers.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
After losing consecutive non-road games by three points both times, on Saturday night UT blew a 24-3 halftime lead to turn it a fourth-quarter tie.

— Mac Engel October 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of blew

Browse Nearby Words

shatter

shattered

shattering

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Shattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shattered. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of shattered

adjective

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

grotesque

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Why do we 'bury the lede?'

'Za' and 9 Other Words to Help You Win at SCRABBLE

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes