1. broken

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

Example Sentences:
'a broken mirror'
'a broken tooth'
'a broken leg'
'his neck is broken'

2. broken

not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly

Example Sentences:
'broken lines of defense'
'a broken cable transmission'
'broken sleep'
'tear off the stub above the broken line'
'a broken note'
'broken sobs'

• broken-field
• dashed
• dotted
• fitful
• interrupted
• off-and-on
• halting

• discontinuous
• noncontinuous

3. broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low

subdued or brought low in condition or status

Example Sentences:
'brought low'
'a broken man'
'his broken spirit'

• crushed
• humbled
• humiliated
• low

4. broken, unkept

(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded

Example Sentences:
'broken (or unkept) promises'
'broken contracts'

• unkept

5. broken, broken in

tamed or trained to obey

Example Sentences:
'a horse broken to the saddle'
'this old nag is well broken in'

• broken in

• tame
• tamed

6. broken, rugged

topographically very uneven

Example Sentences:
'broken terrain'
'rugged ground'

• rugged

• rough
• unsmooth

7. broken

imperfectly spoken or written

Example Sentences:
'broken English'

8. broken, confused, disordered, upset

thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

Example Sentences:
'troops fleeing in broken ranks'
'a confused mass of papers on the desk'
'the small disordered room'
'with everything so upset'

• confused
• disordered
• upset

• disorganised
• disorganized

9. broken

weakened and infirm

Example Sentences:
'broken health resulting from alcoholism'

10. broken, impoverished, wiped out

destroyed financially

Example Sentences:
'the broken fortunes of the family'

• impoverished
• wiped out

11. broken, busted

out of working order (busted' is an informal substitute for broken')

Example Sentences:
'a broken washing machine'
'the coke machine is broken'
'the coke machine is busted'

• busted

12. broken

discontinuous

Example Sentences:
'broken clouds'
'broken sunshine'

13. broken

lacking a part or parts

Example Sentences:
'a broken set of encyclopedia'

• incomplete
• uncomplete