broken

Damaged or injured, so it no longer works properly or is no longer whole.

• The chair is broken.
• She fell and ended up with a broken arm.
• Can you fix this broken phone?

Similar words: damaged, smashed, fractured

Opposites: intact

Common phrases: broken glass, broken leg, broken phone

Separated into pieces after being damaged.

• Broken glass covered the floor.
• She gathered the broken pieces of the bowl.
• We replaced several broken tiles in the kitchen.

Similar words: shattered, fragmented, smashed

Opposites: whole, intact

Common phrases: broken pieces, broken tiles, broken pottery

So powerful in a game that other players cannot compete fairly against it.

• That weapon is broken.
• The new character feels broken because nobody can defeat her.
• Players want the broken ability weakened in the next update.

Similar words: overpowered, unbalanced

Common phrases: broken weapon, broken character, broken ability

Split or torn open, especially when talking about skin.

• Do not put this cream on broken skin.
• Wash the broken skin gently with clean water.
• Bacteria can enter through areas of broken skin.

Similar words: split, ruptured, torn

Opposites: intact

Common phrases: broken skin, broken surface, over broken skin