Put breakable ornaments on a high shelf when young children come to visit.
Synonyms and examplesfragileSmall mammal bones are extremely fragile.
delicateThe plant has delicate white flowers.
brittleThe ground was a carpet of dried leaves and brittle twigs.
weakThe floors were uneven and too weak to support the heavy equipment.
Antonym and exampleunbreakableThe crystal looks and feels like glass, but is unbreakable.
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See alsobreak
fracture
bustinformal
shatter
smash
snap
chip
crack
split
fall apart
break down
stop working
crash
fail
broken
dead
defunct
bustedmainlyUSinformal
out of order
have had itinformal
kaputinformal
on the blinkinformal
on the fritzUSinformal
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If somethingbreaks, or if you break something, it is damaged so that it no longer works or is no longer in perfect condition. If something iseasily broken, it is easy to damage that thing. If a machine or a vehiclebreaks down, it stops working. If something is damaged so that it no longer works or is no longer in perfect condition, it isbroken.