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unbroken¹

  • /ʌnˈbɹoʊkn̩/ US
  • /ʌnˈbɹəʊkn̩/ UK

Where it comes from

From Middle English unbroken, from Old English unġebrocen (“unbroken”), equivalent to un- + broken. Cognate with Dutch ongebroken (“unbroken”), German Low German unbroken (“unbroken”), German ungebrochen (“unbroken”).

adjective

  1. not comparable Whole, not divided into parts. After the vase had fallen down the flight of stairs we were amazed to find it still unbroken.

    Similar: complete, entire, in one piece, undivided, whole

  2. not comparable Of a horse, not tamed. There is something majestic about the spirit of an unbroken mustang as it runs wild across the prairie.

    Similar: untamed, wild

  3. not comparable Continuous, without interruption. The team's unbroken winning streak was a record.

Similar: continuous, uninterrupted · Opposite: broken, shatter, smash, split, domesticated, tame, tamed, interrupt

unbroken²

  • /ʌnˈbɹoʊkn̩/ US
  • /ʌnˈbɹəʊkn̩/ UK

Where it comes from

From unbreak.

verb

  1. participle, past past participle of unbreak

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: untilled, unfractured, unplowed, uninterrupted, untamed, wild, solid, unploughed, fallow, kept, unaltered, untouched, pristine, intact, undisturbed, unaffected

adjective

Similar: continuous, uninterrupted · Opposite: broken, shatter, smash, split, domesticated, tame, tamed, interrupt

Translations

Every language

adj whole, not divided into parts

हिन्दीअनटूटा anṭūṭā
Françaisentier
Italianointero
Ελληνικάαθρυμμάτιστος athrymmátistos

adj of a horse, that has not been tamed

Русскийнеобъе́зженный neobʺjézžennyj

adj continuous, without interruption

Portuguêscontínuo
Françaiscontinu, ininterrompu
Italianocontinuo, ininterrotto

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"unbroken." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unbroken. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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unbroken. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unbroken

Chicago

"unbroken." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unbroken.

BibTeX
@misc{unbroken_2026,
  title = {unbroken},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unbroken},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}