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100 Best Synonyms for “Broken”

September 1, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. askew crooked or out of place
2. bent misshapen from force
3. beyond repair too damaged to fix
4. blasted broken apart by force
5. blocked obstructed and not passing through
6. buckled bent under pressure
7. burned out stopped working from overuse
8. burst broken open suddenly
9. busted broken or not working
10. chipped slightly broken at the edge
11. clogged blocked and not flowing
12. collapsed fallen down from failure
13. compromised weakened or damaged
14. corrupted damaged and unusable
15. cracked split with a visible line
16. crippled badly damaged or disabled
17. crooked bent or not straight
18. crushed pressed and broken
19. damaged harmed or impaired
20. defective having a fault
21. deformed changed into a bad shape
22. demolished completely destroyed
23. derelict abandoned and ruined
24. destroyed completely ruined
25. dilapidated fallen into disrepair
26. disjointed not properly connected
27. distorted twisted from normal form
28. done for beyond saving or repair
29. failed stopped working or succeeding
30. faulty not working properly
31. fractured broken or split
32. frayed worn and unraveling
33. fried damaged by excess electricity
34. frozen stuck and unresponsive
35. garbled distorted and unclear
36. given out stopped functioning
37. glitched failed due to an error
38. gummed up stuck from sticky buildup
39. haywire badly disordered or malfunctioning
40. hobbled made less able to function
41. impaired weakened or damaged
42. inoperable unable to function
43. inoperative not working
44. irreparable unable to be repaired
45. jammed stuck and not moving
46. kaput completely broken or useless
47. leaking letting liquid or gas escape
48. malfunctioning not operating correctly
49. mangled badly damaged by force
50. marred spoiled by damage
51. messed up damaged or not right
52. misaligned not lined up correctly
53. misshapen having an irregular shape
54. mucked up spoiled or damaged
55. nonfunctional not able to work
56. offline not active or working
57. on the blink temporarily not working
58. on the fritz not working properly
59. out of commission temporarily unusable
60. out of order not working properly
61. out of service not available or working
62. out of whack not working normally
63. packed up stopped working completely
64. pierced broken through by a point
65. popped burst or broken suddenly
66. punctured pierced with a hole
67. ragged torn and worn
68. ramshackle badly built or broken-down
69. rent torn or split open
70. rickety weak and likely to fail
71. ruined spoiled beyond normal use
72. ruptured burst or broken open
73. scratched marked by surface damage
74. scuffed surface-worn or marked
75. seized stopped moving from damage
76. severed cut apart completely
77. shattered broken into many pieces
78. shorted failed from an electrical short
79. shot worn out or ruined
80. smashed violently broken apart
81. snapped broken with a sharp split
82. splintered broken into sharp pieces
83. split divided by breaking
84. stopped up blocked from flowing
85. tattered badly torn and worn
86. torn ripped or split
87. totaled damaged beyond repair
88. twisted turned out of shape
89. unfixable not able to be fixed
90. unhinged off its hinges or unstable
91. unsalvageable unable to be saved
92. unserviceable not fit for service
93. unsound not solid or safe
94. unusable not fit for use
95. unworkable unable to function properly
96. useless no longer useful
97. warped twisted out of shape
98. wonky not working properly
99. worn out too damaged from use
100. wrecked badly damaged or ruined

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