unbroken

American  

[uhn-broh-kuhn] / ʌnˈbroʊ kən /

adjective

1. not broken; break; whole; intact.

   Synonyms:

   entire, complete

2. uninterrupted; continuous.

3. not tamed, as a horse.

4. undisturbed; unimpaired.

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unbroken British  

/ ʌnˈbrəʊkən /

adjective

1. complete or whole

2. continuous or incessant

3. undaunted in spirit

4. (of animals, esp horses) not tamed; wild

5. not disturbed or upset

   the unbroken silence of the afternoon

6. (of a record, esp at sport) not improved upon

7. (of a contract, law, etc) not broken or infringed

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Other Word Forms

• unbrokenly adverb
• unbrokenness noun

Etymology

Origin of unbroken

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; un- ¹, broken

Example Sentences

Far from ushering in a better future, the 30 years since then have been a period of almost unbroken misery for the Haitian people.

From BBC

We are a continuous, unbroken chain of life, far more intertwined than we usually realize.

From Salon

By the end of day one, Root was hitting out alongside Jofra Archer in a flying unbroken partnership of 61 which took England to 325-9 and gave them the edge.

From BBC

Since launch, it has provided an almost unbroken record of solar activity spanning nearly three full 11-year solar cycles.

From Science Daily

Lentils currently cultivated in the Canary Islands have an unbroken local history that reaches back nearly 2,000 years.

From Science Daily