smithereen
Tiny shattered bit
A smithereen is a tiny fragment or splinter, almost always appearing in the plural: The vase shattered into smithereens.
The word typically follows verbs of destruction—blown, smashed, broken—and emphasizes complete obliteration.
The explosion blew the building to smithereens.
Broken fragment of something brittle
- splinterThin sharp fragment
- chipSmall broken-off piece
- sliverThin split-off piece
- bitSmall amount or portion
piece · particle · speck · flake · crumb · morsel · scrap · remnant
Sudden forceful burst
- blowupSudden fit of rage
- detonateCause to explode
- shatterFragment violently, suddenly
- burstBreak apart suddenly
explode · dynamite · bomb · grenade · demolish · bombshell · kaboom · blow apart
Break violently apart
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
- pulverizeCrush to powder
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
- demolishDestroy completely
wreck · ruin · devastate · disintegrate · decimate · crush · total · reduce to rubble
Fragmented into parts
- to bitsInto small fragments
- beyond recognition
- nothing left
- total destructionComplete and utter ruin
shard
Broken fragment of something brittle
bit · piece · particle · speck · flake · crumb · morsel · scrap · remnant · debris
blast
Sudden forceful burst
burst · explode · dynamite · bomb · grenade · demolish · bombshell · kaboom · blow apart
smash
Break violently apart
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
- pulverizeCrush to powder
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
demolish · wreck · ruin · devastate · disintegrate · decimate · crush · total · reduce to rubble · lay waste
in pieces
Fragmented into parts
- to bitsInto small fragments
- total destructionComplete and utter ruin