English adjective: broken | |||
1. | broken physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split | ||
Samples | A broken mirror. A broken tooth. A broken leg. His neck is broken. | ||
See also | damaged, imperfect, injured, unsound | ||
Attribute | integrity, unity, wholeness | ||
Antonyms | unbroken | ||
2. | broken not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly | ||
Samples | Broken lines of defense. A broken cable transmission. Broken sleep. Tear off the stub above the broken line. A broken note. Broken sobs. | ||
Similar | broken-field, dashed, dotted, fitful, halting, interrupted, off-and-on | ||
See also | discontinuous, noncontinuous | ||
Antonyms | unbroken | ||
3. | broken subdued or brought low in condition or status | ||
Samples | Brought low. A broken man. His broken spirit. | ||
Synonyms | crushed, humbled, humiliated, low | ||
Similar | humble | ||
Antonyms | proud | ||
4. | broken (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded | ||
Samples | Broken (or unkept) promises. Broken contracts. | ||
Synonyms | unkept | ||
Domain category | contract | ||
Antonyms | kept, unbroken | ||
5. | broken tamed or trained to obey | ||
Samples | A horse broken to the saddle. This old nag is well broken in. | ||
Synonyms | broken in | ||
Similar | tame, tamed | ||
Antonyms | untamed, wild | ||
6. | broken topographically very uneven | ||
Samples | Broken terrain. Rugged ground. | ||
Synonyms | rugged | ||
Similar | rough, unsmooth | ||
Antonyms | smooth | ||
7. | broken imperfectly spoken or written | ||
Samples | Broken English. | ||
Similar | imperfect | ||
Antonyms | perfect | ||
8. | broken thrown into a state of disarray or confusion | ||
Samples | Troops fleeing in broken ranks. A confused mass of papers on the desk. The small disordered room. With everything so upset. | ||
Synonyms | confused, disordered, upset | ||
Similar | disorganised, disorganized | ||
Antonyms | organized | ||
9. | broken weakened and infirm | ||
Samples | Broken health resulting from alcoholism. | ||
Similar | impaired | ||
Antonyms | unimpaired | ||
10. | broken destroyed financially | ||
Samples | The broken fortunes of the family. | ||
Synonyms | impoverished, wiped out | ||
Similar | destroyed | ||
Antonyms | preserved | ||
11. | broken out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') | ||
Samples | A broken washing machine. The coke machine is broken. The coke machine is busted. | ||
Synonyms | busted | ||
Similar | damaged | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | undamaged | ||
12. | broken discontinuous | ||
Samples | Broken clouds. Broken sunshine. | ||
Similar | distributed | ||
Domain category | meteorology | ||
Antonyms | concentrated | ||
13. | broken lacking a part or parts | ||
Samples | A broken set of encyclopedia. | ||
Similar | incomplete, uncomplete | ||
Antonyms | complete | ||