English Explanatory Dictionary

unbroken

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Whole, not divided into parts.
  2. Of a horse, not tamed.
  3. Continuous, without interruption.
verb
  1. past participle of unbreak

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈbɹoʊkn̩/ /ʌnˈbɹəʊkn̩/ En-us-unbroken.ogg

Word forms

unbroken

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

continuous uninterrupted complete entire in one piece undivided whole untamed wild

Antonyms

broken shatter smash split domesticated tame tamed interrupt

Related words

unbreakable
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