unbroken

[ uhn-broh-kuhn ]

/ ʌnˈbroʊ kən /

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR unbroken ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

not broken; whole; intact.

uninterrupted; continuous.

not tamed, as a horse.

undisturbed; unimpaired.

Nearby words

Origin of unbroken

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

SYNONYMS FOR unbroken

1. complete, entire.

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR unbroken ON THESAURUS.COM

Related formsun·bro·ken·ly, adverbun·bro·ken·ness, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for unbroken

Angelina Jolie was able to seemingly glide into the Vatican on Thursday to present her new film ‘Unbroken.’
Pope Francis Has the Pleasure of Meeting Angelina Jolie for a Few Seconds|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
You, on the other hand, have made an unbroken string of technically false claims.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad|Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This land of unbroken spirit is also rife with Old West saloons and ghost towns.
The U.S. Road Trips You Should Really Take|Lonely Planet|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Only the unbroken coverlet of snow (it had fallen that morning) aided them to see about the empty fields.
Hiram The Young Farmer|Burbank L. Todd

He preferred the quiet homely life, and the unbroken work at his art, and was contented with his lot.
Bach|Charles Francis Abdy Williams
In São Vicente the cornice was carried on corbels crossing the frieze, and so was continuous258 and unbroken.
Portuguese Architecture|Walter Crum Watson
That he repeated the salutation, and extended his hand as a token of unbroken friendship.
Round the Block|John Bell Bouton
The silence was unbroken except for a slight shuffling of feet, but the dire disappointment was depicted on every face.
An Unoficial Patriot|Helen Gardener

British Dictionary definitions for unbroken

unbroken

/ (ʌnˈbrəʊkən) /

adjective

complete or whole

continuous or incessant

undaunted in spirit

(of animals, esp horses) not tamed; wild

not disturbed or upsetthe unbroken silence of the afternoon

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

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

Derived Formsunbrokenly, adverbunbrokenness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for unbroken

unbroken

adj.

c.1300, in reference to vows or compacts, from un- (1) "not" + broken. Attested from late 15c. in reference to material things; 1510s in reference to courage, spirit, etc.; 1530s in reference to horses; 1560s in reference to the flow of time.

unbroken

adjective

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

Origin of unbroken

Examples from the Web for unbroken

unbroken

adjective

unbroken