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broken
adjective as in destroyed; made into pieces from a whole
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busted, collapsed, cracked, crumbled, crushed, damaged, defective, demolished, destroyed, fractured, fragmented, injured, mangled, mutilated, ruptured, severed, shattered, smashed, splintered
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burst, disintegrated, dismembered, pulverized, rent, riven, separated, shivered, shredded, slivered, split
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adjective as in discontinuous
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erratic, fragmentary, incomplete, intermittent, irregular, spasmodic, spastic
adjective as in mentally defeated
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browbeaten, defeated, demoralized, depressed, discouraged, disheartened, humbled, oppressed, overpowered, subdued, tamed, vanquished
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adjective as in not working
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coming unstuck, fallen apart, feeble, gone to pieces, haywire, imperfect, in disrepair, in need of repair, in the shop, inoperable, inoperative, kaput, not functioning, on the blink, on the fritz, out of commission, out of kilter, out of order, out of whack, run down, screwed-up, unsatisfactory, weak
adjective as in forgotten, ignored (promise)
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abandoned, dishonored, disobeyed, disregarded, ignored, infringed, retracted, traduced, transgressed, violated
adjective as in stuttering in speech
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Example Sentences
Organic material from surface waters sinks and is broken down by microbes in the deep ocean, a process that releases CO2 and increases acidity.
The fierce competition is perhaps most apparent in China’s auto industry, where price wars have broken out and local companies have taken market share from long-dominant foreign car brands.
Papperger had broken a golden rule of dealing with the U.S. government: Never announce anything related to the sharing of technology without first getting approval.
Commercial sailors generally spend about six months at sea each year, broken into smaller stints, though they may work more or less.
She said the community felt very worried as "a lot" of the salon's clients have had their cars broken into, as well as some having theirs stolen.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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