BROKEN as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
   • or legally or emotionally destroyed
   Usage Example(s)
   • a broken mirror
   • a broken tooth
   • a broken leg
   • his neck is broken
   • children from broken homes
   • a broken marriage
   • a broken heart
   Antonym(s)
   • unbroken (what does unbroken mean?)
   Similar To
   • breached (what does breached mean?)
   • busted (what does busted mean?)
   • chipped (what does chipped mean?)
   • cracked (what does cracked mean?)
   • crumbled (what does crumbled mean?)
   • fragmented (what does fragmented mean?)
   • crushed (what does crushed mean?)
   • ground (what does ground mean?)
   • dissolved (what does dissolved mean?)
   • fractured (what does fractured mean?)
   • shattered (what does shattered mean?)
   • smashed (what does smashed mean?)
   • splintered (what does splintered mean?)
   • split (what does split mean?)
   See Also
   • damaged (what does damaged mean?)
   • imperfect (what does imperfect mean?)
   • injured (what does injured mean?)
   • unsound (what does unsound mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • integrity (what does integrity mean?)
   • unity (what does unity mean?)
   • wholeness (what does wholeness mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
   Synonym(s)
   • unkept (what does unkept mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • broken (or unkept) promises
   • broken contracts
   Antonym(s)
   • unbroken (what does unbroken mean?)
   • kept (what does kept mean?)
3. Meaning
   • not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
   Usage Example(s)
   • broken lines of defense
   • a broken cable transmission
   • broken sleep
   • tear off the stub above the broken line
   • a broken note
   • broken sobs
   Antonym(s)
   • unbroken (what does unbroken mean?)
   Similar To
   • broken-field (what does broken-field mean?)
   • dashed (what does dashed mean?)
   • dotted (what does dotted mean?)
   • fitful (what does fitful mean?)
   • interrupted (what does interrupted mean?)
   • off-and-on(a) (what does off-and-on(a) mean?)
   • halting (what does halting mean?)
   See Also
   • discontinuous (what does discontinuous mean?)
   • noncontinuous (what does noncontinuous mean?)
4. Meaning
   • lacking a part or parts
   Usage Example(s)
   • a broken set of encyclopedia
   Similar To
   • incomplete (what does incomplete mean?)
   • uncomplete (what does uncomplete mean?)
5. Meaning
   • discontinuous
   Usage Example(s)
   • broken clouds
   • broken sunshine
   Similar To
   • distributed (what does distributed mean?)
6. Meaning
   • out of working order (`busted” is an informal substitute for `broken”)
   Synonym(s)
   • busted (what does busted mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a broken washing machine
   • the coke machine is broken
   • the coke machine is busted
   Similar To
   • damaged (what does damaged mean?)
7. Meaning
   • destroyed financially
   Synonym(s)
   • impoverished (what does impoverished mean?)
   • wiped out(p) (what does wiped out(p) mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the broken fortunes of the family
   Similar To
   • destroyed (what does destroyed mean?)
8. Meaning
   • weakened and infirm
   Usage Example(s)
   • broken health resulting from alcoholism
   Similar To
   • impaired (what does impaired mean?)
9. Meaning
   • thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
   Synonym(s)
   • confused (what does confused mean?)
   • disordered (what does disordered mean?)
   • upset (what does upset mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • troops fleeing in broken ranks
   • a confused mass of papers on the desk
   • the small disordered room
   • with everything so upset
   Similar To
   • disorganized (what does disorganized mean?)
   • disorganised (what does disorganised mean?)
10. Meaning
    • imperfectly spoken or written
    Usage Example(s)
    • broken English
    Similar To
    • imperfect (what does imperfect mean?)
11. Meaning
    • subdued or brought low in condition or status
    Synonym(s)
    • crushed (what does crushed mean?)
    • humbled (what does humbled mean?)
    • humiliated (what does humiliated mean?)
    • low (what does low mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • brought low
    • a broken man
    • his broken spirit
    Similar To
    • humble (what does humble mean?)
12. Meaning
    • topographically very uneven
    Synonym(s)
    • rugged (what does rugged mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • broken terrain
    • rugged ground
    Similar To
    • rough (what does rough mean?)
    • unsmooth (what does unsmooth mean?)
13. Meaning
    • tamed or trained to obey
    Synonym(s)
    • broken in (what does broken in mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • a horse broken to the saddle
    • this old nag is well broken in
    Similar To
    • tame (what does tame mean?)
    • tamed (what does tamed mean?)