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fragmented

fragmented

9 4.4
Not whole because it is broken into separate parts
  • adjective
  • /ˈfræɡmɛntɪd/
translation icon : fragmentado
  • Reyes's sleep grew more fragmented; the incidents of jolting awake, clammy with sweat, mounted.
  • more fragmented
  • highly fragmented
  • fragmented world

So how do you see the multitude of fragmented AI governance structures?

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Examples

  • Many employees feel overwhelmed by the fragmented structure of the company, which lacks clear communication channels.

  • Meanwhile, on land, progress proved fleeting due to the difficulty of Sicilian terrain and its fragmented settlements.

  • So we are seeing a much more fragmented world order taking place.

  • This area is a very fragmented market.

  • But the audience is fragmented more than it was pre TikTok.

  • Aftercare services in Israel are provided through a highly fragmented and complex system of care providers.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In India, retail distribution channels are very fragmented when compared to richer countries.

    Blog text (8)
  • Moreover, the central institutions of civil society are quiescent and fragmented in most African countries.

    Academic text (1992)
  • A problem as complex and pressing as bullying will not succumb to a fragmented, inadequately prepared approach.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Asserting that the building industry is highly fragmented and therefore cannot innovate misrepresents the industry.

    Academic text (1991)

Synonyms

split
vsfragmented
9 4.2

Divided into opposing parts within a group

covers any breaking into parts, not only disagreements between groups
fragmentary
vsfragmented
5 7.0

Has small parts that are not whole or joined

is about loss of wholeness across whole object rather than just incompleteness
broken
vsfragmented
5 1.2

Not organized and in disorder

means actual breaking into parts rather than general chaos or disorder
disunited
vsfragmented
1 6.0

Not joined or working together as a group

stresses physical or structural breaking into parts more than just disunity
fragmental
vsfragmented
7.9

Having small separate parts that are not complete

emphasizes breaking into parts that stop the whole from uniting
sectioned
vsfragmented
3.9

Divided into parts to keep things separate, for example a plate with compartments

implies loss of unity through breaking rather than deliberate orderly division
divided
vsfragmented
3.0

Split into groups that do not agree

focuses more on being broken up rather than simply being split into parts
disconnected
vsfragmented
5.1

Having parts or ideas that do not fit together clearly

refers to physical or structural separation rather than only missing logical links
dismantled
vsfragmented
4.7

Taken apart so it no longer works as a whole

can be accidental or natural breaking rather than deliberate dismantling action

Antonyms

1.0

Complete and not broken or divided

127 4.1

Different parts join to make one whole

How Fragmented

shattered
1 4.8
fragmented
9 4.4
broken
31 1.0
cracked
2.0

Surface Forms

fragmented positive

Morphology

fragmented = fragment (transparent) = fragment + ed

Formed by adding the familiar adjectival/past-participle suffix '-ed' to 'fragment', yielding the meaning 'broken into parts'.

Etymology

The word fragmented comes from the root frag- meaning 'to break', and you can see the same root in fragile and fraction. That's why fragmented describes something that is broken into separate parts or not whole.