sundered

American

[suhn-derd] / ˈsʌn dərd /

adjective

Archaic or Literary. separated or divided into parts or broken to pieces.

In Austria’s coat of arms, freedom is signified by a sundered iron chain ringing both talons of a black, red-tongued eagle.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of sunder.

Other Word Forms

unsundered

adjective

Etymology

Origin of sundered

sunder ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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The partition that once sealed out the cranks and mediocrities has been permanently sundered.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

The sundered ship fans out like a deck of cards then collapses, smoldering.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

They spoke of how their community would be sundered and friendships lost, because their public school is at the center of these bonds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024

Genealogy search registries can repair sundered ancestral bonds, reuniting relatives yearning for kinship.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2023

The midmost stood somewhat forward from the others and sundered from them, an island in the waters, about which the flowing River flung pale shimmering arms.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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