How do you pronounce unbroken?

The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈbɹoʊkn̩/.

Where does unbroken come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

unbroken

/ʌnˈbɹoʊkn̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: un-bro-ken
IPA: /ʌnˈbɹoʊkn̩/

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Meaning

adj

Whole, not divided into parts.

adj

Of a horse, not tamed.

adj

Continuous, without interruption.

verb

past participle of unbreak

Example Sentences

"After the vase had fallen down the flight of stairs we were amazed to find it still unbroken."
"A considerable amount of unbroken stone is brought down to Ravenglass and used locally."
"There is something majestic about the spirit of an unbroken mustang as it runs wild across the prairie."
"The team's unbroken winning streak was a record."
"The climb out of Aberdeen is a most forbidding proposition to an engine starting cold; it is quite unbroken for 7 miles up the cliffs to milepost 234."

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un
Root: unbroken, unġebrocen

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʌnˈbɹoʊkn̩/
British English: /ʌnˈbɹəʊkn̩/

Derived Forms

unbrokenly unbrokenness

Frequently Paired Words

unbreakable

Synonyms

complete entire in one piece undivided whole untamed wild continuous uninterrupted

Antonyms

broken shatter smash split domesticated tame tamed interrupt

Rhymes With

broken spoken token woken outspoken unspoken michoacan loken misspoken kokan koken softspoken