broken
English Thesaurus
1. physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split (adj.all)
| also | : | damaged, |
| definition | : | harmed or injured or spoiled (adj.all) |
| also | : | injured, |
| definition | : | harmed (adj.all) |
| also | : | imperfect, |
| definition | : | not perfect; defective or inadequate (adj.all) |
| also | : | unsound, |
| definition | : | not sound financially (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | integrity, unity, wholeness, |
| definition | : | an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting (noun.state) |
2. (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded (adj.all)
| domain category | : | contract, |
| definition | : | a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law (noun.communication) |
3. not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly (adj.all)
| similar | : | broken-field, |
| definition | : | varying in direction suddenly and frequently (adj.all) |
| similar | : | dashed, dotted, |
| definition | : | having gaps or spaces (adj.all) |
| similar | : | halting, |
| definition | : | fragmentary or halting from emotional strain (adj.all) |
4. lacking a part or parts (adj.all)
5. discontinuous (adj.all)
| similar | : | distributed, |
| definition | : | spread out or scattered about or divided up (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | meteorology, |
| definition | : | the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) (noun.cognition) |
6. out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') (adj.all)
| similar | : | damaged, |
| definition | : | harmed or injured or spoiled (adj.all) |
| domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
| definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
7. destroyed financially (adj.all)
| similar | : | destroyed, |
| definition | : | spoiled or ruined or demolished (adj.all) |
8. weakened and infirm (adj.all)
| similar | : | impaired, |
| definition | : | diminished in strength, quality, or utility (adj.all) |
9. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion (adj.all)
10. imperfectly spoken or written (adj.all)
| similar | : | imperfect, |
| definition | : | not perfect; defective or inadequate (adj.all) |
11. subdued or brought low in condition or status (adj.all)
| similar | : | humble, |
| definition | : | marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful (adj.all) |
12. topographically very uneven (adj.all)
| similar | : | rough, unsmooth, |
| definition | : | having or caused by an irregular surface (adj.all) |
13. tamed or trained to obey (adj.all)
| similar | : | tame, tamed, |
| definition | : | brought from wildness into a domesticated state (adj.all) |
14. physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split (adj.all)
| antonym | : | unbroken, |
| definition | : | not broken; whole and intact; in one piece (adj.all) |
15. (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded (adj.all)
| antonym | : | kept, unbroken, |
| definition | : | (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded (adj.all) |
16. not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly (adj.all)
| antonym | : | unbroken, |
| definition | : | marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence (adj.all) |
17. subdued or brought low in condition or status (adj.all)
18. topographically very uneven (adj.all)
| derivation | : | ruggedness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being topologically uneven (noun.attribute) |
19. physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split (adj.all)
| antonym | : | unbroken, |
| definition | : | not broken; whole and intact; in one piece (adj.all) |
20. (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded (adj.all)
| antonym | : | kept, unbroken, |
| definition | : | (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded (adj.all) |
21. not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly (adj.all)
| antonym | : | unbroken, |
| definition | : | marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence (adj.all) |
22. subdued or brought low in condition or status (adj.all)
23. topographically very uneven (adj.all)
| derivation | : | ruggedness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being topologically uneven (noun.attribute) |
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