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unbroken

Syllables: un·bro·kenUK/ʌnˈbɹəʊkn̩//ʌnˈbɹoʊkn̩/

unbroken adjective: whole, not divided into parts. Also the past participle of unbreak.

Adjective

unbroken (not comparable)

  1. Whole, not divided into parts.
    • After the vase had fallen down the flight of stairs we were amazed to find it still unbroken.
    • A considerable amount of unbroken stone is brought down to Ravenglass and used locally.1951 June, “Notes and News: The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 423
  2. Of a horse, not tamed.
    • There is something majestic about the spirit of an unbroken mustang as it runs wild across the prairie.
    Synonyms:
    untamed, wild
  3. Continuous, without interruption.
    • The team's unbroken winning streak was a record.
    • The climb out of Aberdeen is a most forbidding proposition to an engine starting cold; it is quite unbroken for 7 miles up the cliffs to milepost 234.1950 January, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 14

Also used as

unbroken is also the past participle of unbreak.

unbroken meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

unbroken in Hindi

whole, not divided into parts
अनटूटा anṭūṭā

unbroken in Tamil

உடைக்கப்படாத, உடைக்கப்படாதவை, உடைக்கப்படாதது

unbroken in Marathi

अखंड, अखंडित

unbroken in Urdu

غیر ٹوٹی ہوئی
More languagesFewer languages
unbroken in Bengali
অবিচ্ছিন্ন
unbroken in Telugu
విచ్ఛిన్నం కానిది, విచ్ఛిన్నం కానిదిగా
unbroken in Malayalam
തകർക്കപ്പെടാത്ത, തകർക്കപ്പെടാത്തവർ, തകർക്കപ്പെടാത്തവ
unbroken in Kannada
ಮುರಿಯದ
unbroken in Gujarati
અખંડિત, અખંડ
unbroken in Odia
ଭଗ୍ନହୀନ
unbroken in Sanskrit
अक्षत akṣata
unbroken in Nepali
अविच्छिन्न

Examples of unbroken in a sentence

  • The walls are made in unbroken circles, doorways being cut out later with an axe.
  • It should be straight, free of knots and flaws, and continue unbroken from head to ferrule.
  • Swift, rhythmic movement, unbroken and unjostled, told her how well they were dancing.

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Synonyms of unbroken

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of unbroken

Origin of unbroken

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”).

From unbreak.

Words formed from unbroken

Questions about unbroken

What does unbroken mean?
Unbroken means whole, not divided into parts.
What is unbroken in Hindi?
Unbroken in Hindi is अनटूटा (anṭūṭā). See Unbroken meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is unbroken?
Unbroken is an adjective.
How do you pronounce unbroken?
Unbroken is pronounced /ʌnˈbɹoʊkn̩/ (US).

Words near unbroken in the dictionary

  1. unbroadening
  2. unbrocaded
  3. unbroidered
  4. unbroiled
  5. unbroke
  6. unbroken
  7. unbrokenly
  8. unbrokenness
  9. unbrokered
  10. unbrominated
  11. unbronzed

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: unbroken (page history and authors); unbroken (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unbroken (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unbroken (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unbroken (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unbroken (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unbroken (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unbroken (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unbroken (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unbroken (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unbroken (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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