FRACTURE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FRACTURE?

Need another word that means the same as “fracture”? Find 49 synonyms and 30 related words for “fracture” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Fracture” are: break, fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, crack, cracking, breaking, breakage, cleavage, rupture, shattering, fragmentation, splintering, splitting, separation, bursting, disintegration, split, fissure, crevice, breach, rift, cleft, slit, chink, gap, cranny, interstice, opening, aperture, rent, snap, cleave, shatter, smash, smash to smithereens, fragment, splinter, separate, burst, blow out, break apart, come apart

Fracture as a Noun

Definitions of "Fracture" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fracture” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A diphthong substituted by fracture.
• The replacement of a simple vowel by a diphthong owing to the influence of a following sound, typically a consonant.
• A crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other.
• A crack or break in a hard object or material, typically a bone or a rock stratum.
• The cracking or breaking of a hard object or material.
• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other.
• Breaking of hard tissue such as bone.
• The act of cracking something.
• The physical appearance of a freshly broken rock or mineral, especially as regards the shape of the surface formed.

Synonyms of "Fracture" as a noun (32 Words)

aperture	A device that controls amount of light admitted. The genital aperture of an insect.
breach	A gap in a wall, barrier, or defence, especially one made by an attacking army. A widening breach between government and Church.
break	The occurrence of breaking. The track bends left through a break in the hedge.
breakage	The action of breaking something, or the fact of being broken. The total breakage was huge.
breaking	The act of breaking something.
bursting	The act of exploding or bursting.
cleavage	The act of cleaving or splitting. All the cells divide synchronously for the first 12 cleavages.
cleft	A split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin.
cracking	The act of cracking something. He heard the cracking of the ice.
cranny	A long narrow depression in a surface. Bugs and spiders conceal themselves in crannies of the bark.
crevice	A long narrow depression in a surface. Many creatures hide in crevices in the rock.
disintegration	The spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation. The twin problems of economic failure and social disintegration.
fault	An unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person’s character. My worst fault is impatience.
faulting	A crack in the earth’s crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other. A complex pattern of faulting.
fissure	A long narrow opening. A fissure between philosophy and reality.
fragmentation	Separating something into fine particles. Fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file.
gap	A narrow opening. There was a gap in his account.
geological fault	A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention.
interstice	An intervening space, especially a very small one. The interstices of a network.
opening	The act of opening something. There are few openings for the ex footballer.
rent	A sum paid for the hire of equipment. I cannot even afford to pay the rent on this flat.
rift	A major fault separating blocks of the earth s surface a rift valley. The rift between the two branches of the legal profession.
rupture	A breach of a harmonious relationship. The rupture with his father would never be healed.
separation	The extraction or removal of a specified substance for use or rejection. Prose structured into short sentences with meaningful separation into paragraphs.
shattering	The act of breaking something into small pieces.
shift	The group of people who work during a particular shift. The bus was still waiting there when the day shift went home.
slit	A long narrow opening. Arrow slits.
splintering	A small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal.
split	The act of rending or ripping or splitting something. I could never do the splits before.
splitting	The action of dividing or being divided into parts. The splitting of water into its components of hydrogen and oxygen is critical.

Usage Examples of "Fracture" as a noun

• Obsidian shows a conchoidal fracture.
• It was a nasty fracture.
• Ground movements could cause fracture of the pipe.
• A fracture of the left leg.

Fracture as a Verb

Definitions of "Fracture" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fracture” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Break (a bone.
• Break or cause to break.
• Violate or abuse.
• Fracture a bone of.
• Break into pieces.
• Interrupt, break, or destroy.
• Become fractured.
• Sustain a fracture of (a bone.
• (with reference to a group or organization) split or fragment and become unable to function or exist.

Synonyms of "Fracture" as a verb (17 Words)

blow out	Sound by having air expelled through a tube.
break	Do a break dance. I was acting as referee and telling them to break.
break apart	Come into being.
burst	Burst outward usually with noise. The swollen river was expected to burst its banks.
cleave	Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation. The large axe his father used to cleave wood for the fire.
come apart	Come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example.
fissure	Break into fissures or fine cracks. The dry years had cracked and fissured the cliffs.
fragment	Break or cause to break into fragments. Lough Erne fragmented into a series of lakes.
rupture	Suffer an abdominal hernia. Once trust and confidence has been ruptured it can be difficult to regain.
separate	Separate into parts or portions. His position separates him from those who might share his interests.
shatter	Break into many pieces. Everyone was shattered by the news.
smash	Break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow. A deliberate attempt to smash the union movement.
smash to smithereens	Overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful.
snap	Put in play with a snap. Guitar strings kept snapping.
splinter	Break up into splinters or slivers. The party had begun to splinter into factions.
split	Divide and share (something, especially resources or responsibilities. Splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen.

Usage Examples of "Fracture" as a verb

• The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe.
• The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle.
• Ancient magmas fractured by the forces of wind and ice.
• He fractured his skull when he was a kid.
• Fracture the balance of power.
• The stone has fractured.
• The movement had fractured without his leadership.
• This writer really fractures the language.

Associations of "Fracture" (30 Words)

apportion	Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose. Voting power will be apportioned according to contribution.
chest	Propel the ball by means of one s chest. A 42 inch chest.
cleavage	The hollow between a woman’s breasts when supported, especially as exposed by a low-cut garment. There was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members.
cleave	Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation. The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock.
dichotomy	Being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses. The dichotomy between eastern and western culture.
dislocate	Move from its proper place or position. He dislocated his shoulder in training.
dissect	Cut open or cut apart. An animal s eye can be easily dissected.
division	A group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. A growing sense of division between north and south.
elbow	Shove one s elbow into another person s ribs. I darned the elbows of my corduroy jacket.
fissure	Break into fissures or fine cracks. The dry years had cracked and fissured the cliffs.
kneecap	Shoot in the kneecap often done by terrorist groups as a warning. They kneecapped the industrialist.
ligament	A sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs.
moiety	One of two (approximately) equal parts. The enzyme removes the sulphate moiety.
part	The melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music. She was memorizing a part.
partition	The act of dividing or partitioning separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart. An agreement was reached to partition the country.
piece	Assemble something from parts or pieces. It is not known who created this piece.
portion	Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you. Burger joints offering huge portions.
rive	(of wood or stone) split or crack. He was riven with guilt.
rupture	A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions. The patient died after rupture of an aneurysm.
schism	The formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences. The persistence of this group could produce schism within society.
scission	The act of dividing by cutting or splitting. A scission arose between the socialists and those further to the left.
section	Divide into sections. A graduate student taught sections for the professor s lecture course.
segment	Divide into segments. The unemployed are segmented into two groups.
segmentation	The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart. Segmentation of myocardial cells.
segregation	The act of segregating or sequestering. An official policy of racial segregation.
separated	Separated at the joint. His parents are separated.
separation	Coming apart. The separation of wheat from chaff.
split	A bun roll or cake that is split or cut in half. The party was deeply split over its future direction.
sunder	Split apart. A universe sundered ages ago in a divine war.