unbroken

See also: un-broken

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Etymology 1

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

unbroken (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.
Of a horse, not tamed.
There is something majestic about the spirit of an unbroken mustang as it runs wild across the prairie.
Continuous, without interruption.
The team's unbroken winning streak was a record.

Synonyms

(whole, not divided into parts): complete, entire, in one piece, undivided, whole
(describing a horse): untamed, wild
(continuous): continuous, uninterrupted

Antonyms

(whole): broken, shattered, smashed, split
(describing a horse): domesticated, tame, tamed
(continuous): broken, interrupted

Translations

whole, not divided into parts

Catalan: sencer (ca)
French: entier (fr) m, entière (fr) f
Greek: αθρυμμάτιστος (el) (athrymmátistos)
Ancient: ἄθραυστος (áthraustos)

Italian: intero (it) m, intera (it) f
Latin: irruptus

of a horse, that has not been tamed

Irish: neamhcheansaithe

Russian: необъезженный (ru) m (neobyézzheniy)

continuous, without interruption

Catalan: continu (ca)
French: continu (fr) m, continue (fr) f
Hungarian: töretlen (hu)

Italian: continuo (it) m, continua (it) f
Maori: tāhuhu

Etymology 2

From unbreak.

Verb

unbroken

past participle of unbreak