Broken and Mended

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Broken adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.

Usage example: a broken vase that could not be repaired

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Mended is an antonym for broken.

Nearby Words: broke, brokenly

Definitions of Broken not found.

Broken is an antonym for mended in restored topic.

Nearby Words: mend, mending, mender

The crisis is averted when a passerby identifies it as a "break-it-fix-it toy" that's intended to be repeatedly broken and mended.

Source: Broken Treasure
Some of them, such as the singing china clown, have been broken and mended several times.

Source: BLAM / Literature
The crisis is averted when a passerby identifies it as a "break-it-fix-it toy" that's intended to be repeatedly broken and mended... and then gets subverted when Gerald and Piggie decide to play together instead, ignoring the toy.

Source: Literature / Elephant & Piggie

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