broken

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. See break, breakdown.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Fractured]

Syn. shattered, ruptured, burst, splintered, shivered, smashed, in pieces, collapsed, destroyed, gashed, pulverized, crumbled, mutilated, bruised, injured, lacerated, damaged, rent, split, torn, riven, cracked, mangled, fragmented, fragmentary, defective, disintegrated, crippled, shredded, crushed, slivered, chipped, busted*; see also destroyed , hurt .

Ant. sound, whole*, intact.

2. [Not functioning properly]

Syn. defective, inoperative, in need of repair, in disrepair, out of order, malfunctioning, down, fallen apart, busted*, gone to pot*, screwed up*, shot*, gone haywire*, on the fritz*, on the blink*, gone to pieces*, kaput*, come unstuck, come unglued*, out of gear*, out of commission*, out of whack*, out of kilter*, conked out*, dead*; see also faulty .

Ant. operative, usable*, working.

3. [Discontinuous]

Syn. spasmodic, interrupted, disrupted, intermittent; see irregular 1 , 4 , separated .

4. [Not kept; said especially of promises ]

Syn. violated, infringed, dishonored, traduced, forgotten, ignored, transgressed, retracted, disregarded, contravened, flouted.

Ant. kept*, observed, performed.

5. [Incoherent; said of speech ]

Syn. unintelligible, mumbled, jumbled; see incoherent 2 .

6. [Infirm]

Syn. decrepit, frail, tottering; see weak 1 .

7. [Bankrupt]

Syn. indebted, ruined, insolvent, broke*; see insolvent , ruined 4 .

8. [Disheartened]

Syn. discouraged, depressed, heartsick, defeated; see beaten 1 , sad 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. busted fractured, ruptured, shattered, splintered, torn apart, pulverized, damaged, smashed, mangled.

2. not working nonfunctioning, broken down, in disrepair, out of order, *on the blink, *on the fritz, *busted, *kaput, *dead.

3. defeated beaten, crushed, vanquished, disheartened, humbled, fallen.

ANT.: 1. whole, intact. 2. functioning, running, *humming. 3. invincible, indomitable, triumphant