shatter Synonyms

shatter Meaning

Wordnet

shatter (v)

break into many pieces

damage or destroy

cause to break into many pieces

Webster

shatter (v. t.)

To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning.

To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered.

To scatter about.

Webster

shatter (v. i.)

To be broken into fragments; to fall or crumble to pieces by any force applied.

Webster

shatter (n.)

A fragment of anything shattered; -- used chiefly or soley in the phrase into shatters; as, to break a glass into shatters.

shatter Sentence Examples

  1. The fragile vase shattered into a thousand pieces when it fell.
  2. The sound of the glass shattering sent shivers down her spine.
  3. The once-beautiful painting was shattered beyond repair by a reckless hand.
  4. His heart shattered into a million pieces when he heard the news of her death.
  5. The glass window shattered with a deafening crash, sending shards flying everywhere.
  6. The delicate crystal vase was carefully packed to prevent it from shattering.
  7. The lightning bolt shattered the old oak tree into a splintered mess.
  8. Her voice shattered the silence of the night, breaking the spell of nostalgia.
  9. The earthquake caused buildings to shatter and crumble into dust.
  10. The shattered pieces of the mirror reflected her broken dreams and shattered hopes.

FAQs About the word shatter

break into many pieces, damage or destroy, cause to break into many piecesTo break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; t

devastate, demolish, wreck,destroy, ruin, smash, cream, ravage, crush, pulverize

fix, put up,build, create, erect, repair, erect, build, put up, raise

The fragile vase shattered into a thousand pieces when it fell.

The sound of the glass shattering sent shivers down her spine.

The once-beautiful painting was shattered beyond repair by a reckless hand.

His heart shattered into a million pieces when he heard the news of her death.