Shattering

Synonyms for "shattering" (80 found)

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Closest matches (16)

absolute arrant breakup classical complete consummatecrack upcrass decided

Noun(7 words)

boom break breakable breakage brittle busting crack

Strong matches (24)

definitive destructive dispersal disruption dissolution downright egregious flagrant glaring gross intolerableout-and-out

Noun(12 words)

destroy devastate devastating devastation din disintegration fragile fragmentation fragmentations fragmentinggo to piecesloudness

Related words (40)

outright perfect positive precious profound pronounced proper rank regular revolution ruinous scaling scattering separation stark superlative surpassing thorough total unbearable

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unconscionable undeniable unequivocal unmitigated unqualified unrelieved unspoiled utter

Noun(12 words)

ripped apartruin rupture shock shocking smash smashing splintering trauma traumaticwindow smashwreck

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6 relation types

More general

15 entries

break breakage breaking damageemotional impactemotional intensityemotional stateeventmaterial propertyoccurrencephysical propertyprocesspsychological effectpsychological responsesound

More specific

18 entries

breakable vasecatastrophic outcomecrackcrash noisecrushing disappointmentdelicate chinadevastating blowdevastating eventfracturefragile glassglass shatteringloss realizationloud bangnews shockplate shatteringsmash

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Collocations

10 entries

shattering blowshattering defeatshattering effectshattering glassshattering impactshattering newsshattering noiseshattering recordshattering recordsshattering silence

Inflections

5 entries

more shatteringmost shatteringshattered shatterings shatters

Derivations

6 entries

shatter shatterable shattered shatterer shatteringly shatterings

similar

1 entries

loud

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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We heard glass shattering in our street.

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Condillac, with sensationalism, revolutionised the concept of mind, making language and gesture prior to ideas, shattering Locke's conception of language as a mere passive medium.

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The cup fell to the ground, shattering to pieces.

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Sami heard a beer bottle shattering.

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