Link Centre Dictionary

unbroken

unb·ro·ken

UK/ʌnˈbɹəʊkn̩/ US/ʌnˈbɹoʊkn̩/ uncommon

adjective

1.

marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence

  • “cars in an unbroken procession”
  • “the unbroken quiet of the afternoon”
Antonyms
2.

not subdued or trained for service or use

  • “unbroken colts”
Similar
3.

(of farmland) not plowed

  • “unplowed fields”
  • “unbroken land”
Antonyms
4.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

  • “unbroken promises”
  • “promises kept”
Synonyms
Antonyms
5.

not broken; whole and intact; in one piece

  • “fortunately the other lens is unbroken”
Antonyms

Origin

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”).

Related words

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.