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broken in

ADJECTIVE

experienced

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplished capable competent mature professional qualified seasoned skillful sophisticated trained veteran wise

STRONG

accustomed cultivated dynamite instructed matured practiced rounded sport tested tried versed vet

WEAK

adept been around been there expert familiar having something on the ball in the know knowing one's stuff knowing the score old old hand practical pro the right stuff well-versed worldly worldly-wise

Antonyms

STRONGEST

amateur green ignorant incapable incompetent inept inexperienced unable unskilled unskillful untalented untrained

WEAK

immature unfamiliar unknowledgeable unseasoned unsophisticated

Example Sentences

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There were photos of trees broken in half at the trunk, Molina said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Glasspool was supreme on serve throughout, while Cash recovered well from being broken in both his service games in the second set.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

“It is not expected that the agreement reached through months of negotiations between the two governments will be broken in an instant,” said Hana Securities analyst Sunjae Son.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Alcaraz suffered the worst possible start, his serve broken in the first game by the 19th-seeded Paul.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

The doors faced out on a barren, floodlit terrace—black cinder, privet in concrete urns, a statue artfully broken in white pieces on the ground.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

broken in

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