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fragmented

[frag-muhn-tid, -men-, frag-men-] / ˈfræg mən tɪd, -mɛn-, frægˈmɛn- /
ADJECTIVE
broken
Synonyms
STRONGEST
busted collapsed cracked crumbled crushed damaged defective demolished destroyed fractured 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
STRONGEST
repaired unbroken
STRONG
mended patched up restored
WEAK
complete fixed perfect whole
ADJECTIVE
ragged
Synonyms
STRONG
battered broken dilapidated disorganized frayed frazzled jagged mean notched patched rent rough serrated shredded torn
WEAK
badly dressed badly worn contemptible crude desultory dingy down-at-the-heel full of holes in holes in rags in tatters irregular moth-eaten poor poorly made rugged scraggy seedy shabby shaggy shoddy tacky tattered tatty threadbare uneven unfinished unkempt unpressed worse for wear
Antonyms
STRONG
complete even fixed nice polite smooth
WEAK
kempt new

Example Sentences

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Macron’s decision in 2024 to dissolve the National Assembly produced the most fragmented National Assembly in the history of France’s modern Fifth Republic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The overnight local election results have confirmed that, for the time being at least, electoral politics in Britain has become highly fragmented.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

So for us, consolidation in large, highly fragmented, tech-backward industries is the right strategy.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

It has spread to southeastern Blue Nile state, bordering Ethiopia and South Sudan, raising fears of a prolonged and fragmented conflict.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Behind these and other proximate factors, I saw an “Optimal Fragmentation Principle”: ultimate geographic factors that led to China becoming unified early and mostly remaining unified thereafter, while Europe remained constantly fragmented.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond