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Adjectives (14)

adj. physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"

broken

adj. discontinuous; "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine"

broken

adj. lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia"

broken, broken in

adj. tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in"

broken, unkept

adj. (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts"

broken, busted

adj. out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted"

broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low

adj. subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

Fuzzynyms (29)

disjointed, dislocated, separated

adj. separated at the joint; "a dislocated knee"; "a separated shoulder"

halting

adj. fragmentary or halting from emotional strain; "uttered a few halting words of sorrow"

faltering

adj. unsteady in speech or action

hesitant, hesitating

adj. lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

stammering, stuttering

adj. unable to speak freely and easily

disjointed

adj. taken apart at the joints; "a disjointed fowl"

hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances(p), penniless, penurious, pinched

adj. not having enough money to pay for necessities

abashed, chagrined, embarrassed

adj. feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"

ashamed(p)

adj. feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat"

at a loss(p), nonplused, nonplussed, puzzled

adj. filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye"

rippled, ruffled

adj. shaken into waves or undulations as by wind; "the rippled surface of the pond"; "with ruffled flags flying"

penitent, repentant

adj. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

sorrowful

adj. experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13

Synonyms (53)

blemished, flawed

adj. having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond"; "an irregular pair of jeans"

corrupt, corrupted

adj. containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language"

defective, faulty

adj. having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective"

aliquot

adj. signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity

component, constituent

adj. constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

divisional

adj. constituting a division or an aliquot part of the basic monetary unit; "American divisional (fractional) coins include the dime and the nickel"; "fractional currency is currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit"

fragmental, fragmentary

adj. consisting of small disconnected parts; "fragmentary remains"

half(a)

adj. consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour"

halfway

adj. including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"

part

adj. relating to only part of a whole: "part owner"

partial

adj. being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity"

quarter

adj. consisting of one of four equivalent parts: "a quarter pound of butter"

semi

adj. (prefix) half or partial: "semicircular"; "semiannual"; "semiconscious"

third

adj. being one of three equal parts; "a third share of the money"

three-quarter

adj. representing three quarters of something; "a three-quarter-length portrait"; "a three-quarter view"

domestic, domesticated

adj. converted or adapted to domestic use; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize"

broken, busted

adj. out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted"

chipped

adj. having a small piece broken off: "a chipped tooth"

cracked

adj. of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide

crumbled, fragmented

adj. having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"

ground, crushed

adj. treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance; "crushed velvet"

dissolved

adj. (of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form; "add the dissolved gelatin"

fractured

adj. used of a break in esp. bone: "a broken neck"; "fractured skull"

shattered, tattered

adj. ruined or disrupted; "our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity"; "a tattered remnant of its former strength"; "my torn and tattered past"

split

adj. (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"

chipped

adj. having a small piece broken off: "a chipped tooth"

cracked

adj. of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide

crumbled, fragmented

ground, crushed

adj. treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance; "crushed velvet"

dissolved

adj. (of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form; "add the dissolved gelatin"

fractured

adj. used of a break in esp. bone: "a broken neck"; "fractured skull"

shattered, tattered

adj. ruined or disrupted; "our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity"; "a tattered remnant of its former strength"; "my torn and tattered past"

split

adj. (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"

broken, unkept

adj. (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts"

submissive, deferential

adj. inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"

meek, mild, modest

adj. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing"

Antonyms (4)

unbroken

adj. not broken; whole and intact; in one piece; "fortunately the other lens is unbroken"

whole

adj. including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"

unbroken, kept

adj. (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded; "unbroken promises"; "promises kept"

broken

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