shattered
Broken beyond repair
Shattered describes something broken into many pieces, typically violently: shattered glass covered the floor.
The word emphasizes completeness of destruction—not cracked or chipped but fragmented beyond repair.
Figuratively, shattered applies to emotions or composure utterly destroyed: shattered by the news, shattered dreams.
In British informal use, shattered means exhausted: I'm absolutely shattered after that shift.
Broken or intoxicated
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- splinteredBroken into sharp slivers
- fracturedSplit or splintered
- brokenDamaged beyond function
fragments · shards · pieces · destroyed · demolished · wrecked · ruined · pulverized
Positive expectations held
- illusionsDeceptive sensory experiences
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- aspirationsDeeply held goals
- plansIntended courses of action
ambitions · beliefs · trust · faith · confidence · innocence · ideals · fantasy
Overwhelmed by grief
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- destroyedMade to cease existing
- brokenDamaged beyond function
traumatized · grief-stricken · inconsolable · gutted · bereft · distraught · overwhelmed · anguished
Glass-fitted wall opening
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- windshieldVehicle's front glass
- paneSheet of glass
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
bottle · vase · glassware · transparent · fragments · shards · splinters · safety glass
Depleted through overuse
- drainedEmptied of resources
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- knackeredBritish for exhausted
wiped out · bone-tired · frazzled · depleted · wrecked · done in · dead tired · run-down
Lost one's illusions
- disabusedRid of illusion
- awakenedBrought to consciousness
- undeceivedFreed from mistaken belief
- disappointedLet down by outcome
cynical · jaded · skeptical · embittered · crestfallen · dismayed · letdown · reality
smashed
Broken or intoxicated
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- splinteredBroken into sharp slivers
- fracturedSplit or splintered
broken · fragments · shards · pieces · destroyed · demolished · wrecked · ruined · pulverized · obliterated
hopes
Positive expectations held
- illusionsDeceptive sensory experiences
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- aspirationsDeeply held goals
plans · ambitions · beliefs · trust · faith · confidence · innocence · ideals · fantasy · delusions
devastated
Overwhelmed by grief
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- destroyedMade to cease existing
broken · traumatized · grief-stricken · inconsolable · gutted · bereft · distraught · overwhelmed · anguished · despairing
window
Glass-fitted wall opening
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- windshieldVehicle's front glass
- paneSheet of glass
crystal · bottle · vase · glassware · transparent · fragments · shards · splinters · safety glass · tempered
worn-out
Depleted through overuse
knackered · wiped out · bone-tired · frazzled · depleted · wrecked · done in · dead tired · run-down · overtired
disenchanted
Lost one's illusions
- disabusedRid of illusion
- awakenedBrought to consciousness
- undeceivedFreed from mistaken belief
disappointed · cynical · jaded · skeptical · embittered · crestfallen · dismayed · letdown · reality · truth
- damageddamaged, broken, wrecked, ruined, destroyed
- griefgrief, mourning, bereavement, sorrow, grieving
- fell apartcrumbled, collapsed, disintegrated, broke down, went to pieces
- equipment conditionsworn, damaged, broken, rusted, dented
- ruinedruined, destroyed, wrecked, demolished, obliterated
- broken apartapart, asunder, broken, broken up, fragmented
shatteredenergized
Made lively and alert
refreshed · invigorated · revitalized · active · lively
- shattered dreamsHopes violently ended
- shattered glassFragmented transparent material
- shattered illusions
- shattered mirrorReflective surface in pieces
- absolutely shattered
- shattered boneSkeletal element broken apart
shatter, shattering, shatters, unshattered, shatterable, shatterings