unbroken

adjective

un·​bro·​ken ˌən-ˈbrō-kən 

: not broken: such as

a

: whole, intact

unbroken skin

b

: continuous

miles of unbroken forest

c

: not subdued : untamed

especially : not trained for service or use

unbroken colts

d

: not violated

e

: not plowed

f

: not disorganized

advanced in unbroken ranks

g

of a record : not beaten or improved upon

The Olympic record is still unbroken.

Synonyms of unbroken

• continuous
• continual
• continued
• continuing
• uninterrupted

Examples of unbroken in a Sentence

an unbroken row of trees

eight hours of unbroken sleep

The band has had an unbroken string of hits.

The Olympic record he set is still unbroken.

Recent Examples on the Web

Freud held famously unhurried sessions, often requiring sitters to spend unbroken hours in the studio over the course of days or even months. —Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026

The hotel will sit within the existing Hōkūala Resort community, giving guests access to dining and golf within the resort, including the Ocean Course at Hōkūala, the island’s only Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course, which has the longest unbroken stretch of oceanfront holes in Hawai’i. —Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026

Painful, unbroken-in ballroom shoes are considered to be a NATO Category 1 weapon. —Dahlia Gallin Ramirez, New Yorker, 9 June 2026

Even though the special effects seem a tad dated, the spell this film weaves remains unbroken. —Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unbroken

• awoken
• betoken
• heartbroken
• outspoken
• unspoken
• broken
• oaken
• spoken
• token
• woken

Kids Definition

unbroken

adjective

un·​bro·​ken ˌən-ˈbrō-kən 

1

: not broken : whole

2

: not tamed

especially : not trained for use

unbroken colts

3

: not interrupted : continuous

an unbroken row of trees

unbroken sleep

Medical Definition

unbroken

adjective

un·​bro·​ken -ˈbrō-kən 

: not broken

unbroken skin