FRAGMENTAL Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

fragmental

adjective

frag-ˈmen-tᵊl

Definition of fragmental

as in incomplete

lacking some necessary part we will have to settle for a quick, fragmental explanation of what happened

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Recent Examples of fragmental This would generate a cloud of hot gases and fragmental volcanic material, which could then move downslope gravitationally. — Erik Klemetti, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2011

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Outdated or incomplete information may affect a firm's eligibility or placement.

— Kelli Grant, CFP®,Riley de León, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
The incomplete recording that survives is a curious novelty souvenir of an important passage in Dylan’s artistic growth.

— Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of incomplete

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Deluxe Darling Harbour Rooms start at 40 to 50 square metres, but Deluxe Opera House City View Rooms, one tier up, are the most popular, with partial views of the Sydney icon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
OpenAI’s agents also crawled millions of pages and made thousands of data queries, which may have led to the partial outage of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) in May, the post adds.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

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