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past participle of break.

Definitions

broken

[broh-kuhn] / ˈbroʊ kən /

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destroyed; made into pieces from a whole adj.
discontinuous adj.
mentally defeated adj.
not working adj.
forgotten, ignored (promise) adj.
stuttering in speech adj.

ADJECTIVE

destroyed; made into pieces from a whole

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 in pieces

Antonyms

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repaired unbroken

STRONG

mended patched up restored

WEAK

complete fixed perfect whole

ADJECTIVE

discontinuous

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discontinuous

STRONG

disconnected disturbed interrupted

WEAK

erratic fragmentary incomplete intermittent irregular spasmodic spastic

Antonyms

WEAK

complete connected constant continuous fixed flowing steady unbroken unremitting whole

ADJECTIVE

mentally defeated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beaten crushed

STRONG

browbeaten defeated demoralized depressed discouraged disheartened humbled oppressed overpowered subdued tamed vanquished

WEAK

heartsick

Antonyms

STRONG

encouraged resolute

WEAK

unbroken uplifted

ADJECTIVE

not working

Synonyms

STRONGEST

busted defective faulty ruined wrecked

STRONG

dead disabled down gone out shot spent wracked

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

perfect repaired

WEAK

fixed working

ADJECTIVE

forgotten, ignored (promise)

Synonyms

STRONG

abandoned dishonored disobeyed disregarded ignored infringed retracted traduced transgressed violated

Antonyms

WEAK

kept satisfied unbroken

ADJECTIVE

stuttering in speech

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discontinuous stuttering

STRONG

disjointed halting hesitating muttered stammering

WEAK

hesitant incoherent mumbled unintelligible weak

Antonyms

WEAK

continuous flowing fluent unbroken

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Families have reported food shortages, problems with drinking water, broken showers and laundry facilities and growing psychological strain among the roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

In Paris, 175 world and 218 Paralympic records were broken across 22 sports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

The conditions have reportedly included poor sanitation, infrequent ports-of-call, broken plumbing, exhaustion and shortages of fresh food.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Lawmakers and families are demanding answers on conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln after reports of food shortages and broken toilets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

They would use the trail, if it had not broken up.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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