" splintered "

1: as in cracked, split;

•  Synonyms : 

•  cracked,

•  slivered,

•  split,

•  blasted,

•  detonated,

•  exploded,

•  collapsed,

•  imploded,

•  broken,

•  busted,

•  fractured,

•  fragmented,

•  shattered,

•  smashed,

•  demolished,

•  destroyed,

•  devastated,

•  pulverized,

•  ruinate,

•  ruined,

•  wrecked,

•  damaged,

•  defaced,

•  disintegrated,

•  dynamited,

•  mangled,

•  mutilated,

•  eradicated,

•  exterminated,

•  extirpated,

•  obliterated,

•  wiped out,

•  breakable,

•  brittle,

•  delicate,

•  fragile,

•  frail,

•  frangible

•  Antonyms : 

•  unbroken,

•  fixed,

•  healed,

•  mended,

•  patched,

•  rebuilt,

•  reconstructed,

•  repaired,

•  infrangible,

•  unbreakable

1: to cut into long slender pieces;

  * e.g., " ... splintered the carrots into little sticks "

•  Synonyms : 

•  sliced,

•  slivered

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cut into long slender pieces;

  * e.g., " ... He splintered the carrots into little sticks. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  slice,

•  sliver

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to cause (people) to break up into opposing groups;

  * e.g., " ... The board splintered as soon as the most contentious issues came up for discussion. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  divide,

•  polarize,

•  separate,

•  split

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)