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shatter

[shat-er] / ˈʃæt ər /
VERB
break into small pieces
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blast burst crack crush dash demolish destroy disable exhaust explode fracture impair ruin smash smash up snap splinter split wreck
STRONG
blight crash crunch fragment fragmentize implode overturn pulverize rend rive scrunch shiver smatter torpedo total
WEAK
fragmentalize smash to smithereens splinterize wrack up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist build combine compliment construct create encourage fix help improve inspirit lose mend praise repair restore
VERB
hurt someone badly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crush destroy devastate rattle ruin
STRONG
dumbfound upset
WEAK
break a heart
Antonyms
STRONGEST
build construct create improve
WEAK
aid assist fix help mend

Example Sentences

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The hostilities “threatened to shatter the ‘no-war-no-peace’ situation,” that has existed since the end of the Tigray war, Oxford Analytica’s senior Africa analyst Matt Ward said in February.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Time and again, Garbus and her experts’ perspectives responsibly remind us that we’re watching a father shatter the bonds between his children.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

It wouldn’t take much to shatter that fragile equilibrium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Phil Sklar, CEO of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, said Hoosiers bobbleheads are on pace to shatter records for college championship sales.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

The world around Nate seemed to shatter apart.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis