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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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When the final horn sounded Saturday on the Kings’ 1-0 matinee win over the Edmonton Oilers, Anze Kopitar made his way to center ice, a microphone in his hand and his heart in pieces.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 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

Abu Sido said he found his home in Gaza in pieces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

Various walls and battlements, in pieces and all but gone, spoke of past fortresses.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers