Fractured
Fractured adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.
Usage example: a fractured radius that will have to be pieced together with a metal plate and screws
Split is a synonym for fractured in break topic. In some cases you can use "Split" instead the word "Fractured" as an adjective or a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like divide, destroy, crackle, destroyed.
Nearby Words: fracturing, fracture
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Vestigial Empire: The fractured Great Kingdom, now split into numerous warring states.
Source: Tabletop Game / Greyhawk - As fractured as Shade, the Changing Man is on the inside, it was probably badly advised for him to split up physically.
Source: Mes A Crowd / Comic Books -
While he did put in one of the best ever performances for a third-party presidential candidate (second only to Theodore Roosevelt in 1912, in fact), he split the vote and helped ensure the election of James Buchanan, under whose watch the country fractured and Civil War became inevitable.
Source: Useful Notes / Millard Fillmore
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