fragment
A small piece that has broken off something.
fragment in a sentence
- We found a fragment of blue pottery buried in the garden.
- Only a fragment of the old map remained, torn at the edges.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to fragment?
- Awhole
- Bbit
- Cpiece
- Dshard
Show the answer
A: whole. The other three mean nearly the same as fragment.
Words that mean something similar
piece, bit, shard
Words that mean the opposite
whole
More words about size & amount
- gigantic: Very much bigger than normal.
- hefty: Big, heavy and solid.
- immense: Huge in size or amount, often too big to measure easily.
- inferior: Not as good as something else.
- infinite: Without any end or limit.
- innumerable: Too many to be counted.
- intense: Very strong or extreme.
- invaluable: Extremely useful or precious.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test