Antonyms for shattered
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : shat-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃæt ər |
Definition of shattered
Origin :- early 14c., transitive, probably a variant of Middle English scateren (see scatter (v.)). Cf. Old Dutch schetteren Low German schateren. Formations such as scatter-brained had parallel forms in shatter-brained, etc. Intransitive sense from 1560s. Related: Shattered; shattering. Carlyle (1841) used shatterment. Shatters "fragments" is from 1630s.
- verb break into small pieces
- verb hurt someone badly
- Any cold and cruel dawn may show it, Shattered, desecrated, overthrown.
- Extract from : « Legends and Lyrics: Second Series » by Adelaide Anne Procter
- Shattered, humiliated, sullen, the horse wheeled and returned.
- Extract from : « Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, » by George Alfred Townsend
- Shattered rock was thick on the floor, and they skidded and tumbled over it.
- Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
- Shattered also was the fair shape that held the spirit of Stella.
- Extract from : « Stella Fregelius » by H. Rider Haggard
- Shattered by the scorn of the Puritans, the stage had not dared to raise its arm for a blow.
- Extract from : « The English Stage » by Augustin Filon
- Shattered and disorganized, their retreat to Corinth had but little order.
- Extract from : « Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field » by Thomas W. Knox
- Shattered already by the untimely death of his wife, would he survive this blow to his long-cherished hopes?
- Extract from : « Which? » by Ernest Daudet
- Shattered and blackened hulks now only marked the position they had occupied but a few hours before.
- Extract from : « The Mediterranean » by T. G. (Thomas Gray) Bonney, E. A. R. Ball, H. D. Traill, Grant Allen, and Arthur Griffiths
- Shattered and slowly sinking, the frigate drifted out to sea.
- Extract from : « An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises » by George Lyman Kittredge
- Shattered and sinking, but gallantly returning the enemys fire, the frigate drifted out to sea.
- Extract from : « An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises » by George Lyman Kittredge
Synonyms for shattered
- blast
- blight
- break a heart
- burst
- crack
- crash
- crunch
- crush
- dash
- demolish
- destroy
- devastate
- disable
- dumbfound
- exhaust
- explode
- fracture
- fragment
- fragmentalize
- fragmentize
- impair
- implode
- overturn
- pulverize
- rattle
- rend
- rive
- ruin
- scrunch
- shiver
- smash
- smash to smithereens
- smatter
- snap
- splinter
- splinterize
- split
- torpedo
- total
- upset
- wrack up
- wreck
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