unbroken

/ˈʌnˌbroʊkən/

/ənˈbrʌʊkən/

Other forms: unbrokenly

The adjective unbroken describes something that is in one whole, undamaged piece, or something that's continuous, like your unbroken string of foosball victories.

Unbroken objects are as good as new, like your unbroken tea cups and the glass that remains unbroken despite being dropped in the sink. An unbroken promise or contract has been kept, rather than violated. If your spirit is unbroken, you haven't been discouraged by difficulty. And an unbroken night of sleep is not interrupted by anything that might disturb it.

Definitions of unbroken

1. adjective

   not broken; whole and intact; in one piece
   “fortunately the other lens is unbroken”

   synonyms:

   undamaged

   not harmed or spoiled; sound

   uninjured

   not injured physically or mentally

   perfect

   being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

   sound

   financially secure and safe

   antonyms:

   broken

   physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

   damaged

   harmed or injured or spoiled

   injured

   harmed

   imperfect

   not perfect; defective or inadequate

   unsound

   not sound financially
2. adjective

   marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
   “cars in an unbroken procession”

   “the unbroken quiet of the afternoon”

   synonyms:

   solid

   uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks

   uninterrupted

   having undisturbed continuity

   continuous, uninterrupted

   continuing in time or space without interruption

   antonyms:

   broken

   not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly

   broken-field

   varying in direction suddenly and frequently

   dashed, dotted

   having gaps or spaces

   fitful, interrupted, off-and-on

   intermittently stopping and starting

   halting

   fragmentary or halting from emotional strain

   discontinuous, noncontinuous

   not continuing without interruption in time or space
3. adjective

   (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
   “unbroken promises”

   synonyms: kept

   antonyms:

   broken

   (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
4. adjective

   not subdued or trained for service or use
   “unbroken colts”

   synonyms:

   untamed, wild

   wild, free, and not controlled or touched by humans
5. adjective

   (of farmland) not plowed
   “unbroken land”

   synonyms: unploughed, unplowed

   fallow

   left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season

   untilled

   not plowed or harrowed or hoed