fracture - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of cracking something

Synonyms

• crack
• cracking
• fracture

More generic

• break
• breakage
• breaking

Noun

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

Synonyms

• break
• fault
• faulting
• fracture
• geological fault
• shift

More generic

• cleft
• crack
• crevice
• fissure
• scissure

More specific

• inclined fault
• strike-slip fault

Related

• fault line

Noun

breaking of hard tissue such as bone

Synonyms

• break
• fracture

More generic

• harm
• hurt
• injury
• trauma

More specific

• capillary fracture
• closed fracture
• comminuted fracture
• complete fracture
• compound fracture
• compression fracture
• depressed fracture
• displaced fracture
• fatigue fracture
• hairline fracture
• impacted fracture
• incomplete fracture
• open fracture
• simple fracture
• stress fracture

Verb

fracture a bone of

Synonyms

• break
• fracture

More generic

• injure
• wound

Related

• fracture

Verb

break (a bone)

Synonyms

• fracture

More specific

• refracture

Related

• break
• fracture

Verb

become fractured

Synonyms

• fracture

More generic

• break
• break off
• discontinue
• stop

Related

• fracture

Verb

violate or abuse

Synonyms

• fracture

More generic

• abuse
• misuse
• pervert

Verb

break into pieces

Synonyms

• fracture

More generic

• break

Verb

interrupt, break, or destroy

Synonyms

• fracture

More generic

• destroy
• destruct

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