in pieces

ADJECTIVE

broken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

busted collapsed cracked crumbled crushed damaged defective demolished destroyed fractured fragmented injured mangled mutilated ruptured severed shattered smashed splintered

STRONG

burst disintegrated dismembered pulverized rent riven separated shivered shredded slivered split

WEAK

fragmentary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

repaired unbroken

STRONG

mended patched up restored

WEAK

complete fixed perfect whole

ADJECTIVE

haywire

Synonyms

STRONG

berserk nuts psycho screwball

WEAK

amiss amok batty bonkers chaotic confused cracked crazed defective disordered disorganized erratic flipped in a mess insane mad messy orderless out of order out of whack out to lunch screwy touched unbalanced unglued unhinged wacky

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He told BBC News his "neighbours were in pieces" as he described the chaotic aftermath of the attack in which his wife was injured.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Workers were hunched over their desks pouring over designs, with the looks still "in pieces".

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Rossini’s wit and brilliance in pieces such as “The Barber of Seville” defined a lighter side of Italian opera.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

The sale of Warner Bros. — whether in pieces to Netflix or in its entirety to Paramount — is stirring mounting worries among Hollywood union leaders about the possible fallout for their members.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

He couldn’t take his costume off because: he didn’t think he could get back into it without his dad’s help, and it wouldn’t be wise to rejoin the trick-or-treat group in pieces.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

in pieces

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