in pieces
No longer whole
Broken apart, either literally or figuratively.
A dropped vase lies in pieces on the floor.
A person emotionally devastated may describe themselves as in pieces.
The phrase emphasizes fragmentation—what was whole is now shattered into multiple parts.
To tear something to pieces is to destroy it utterly; to pick something to pieces is to criticize it relentlessly.
- crumbledBroke into particles
- broken downNo longer operational
- disassembledSeparated into components
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- dismantledTaken apart piece by piece
fractured · smithereens · blown to bits · tatters · in tatters · torn · torn apart · scattered · all over the place · disjointed · fragmented · splintered · asunder · cracked · incomplete · divided · cut up · disrupted
in piecesintact
Not damaged or altered
whole · in one piece · unbroken · undamaged · together
in piecestogether
In union or proximity
composed · holding it together · in one piece · put together · intact
in pieceswhole
Full and undivided
complete · entire · all together · as one · in its entirety
piece, pieces, piecing, apiece, pieced, piecemeal, of a piece