Unbroken
What it means
Continuing without interruption, rupture, or loss of strength.
Reach for it when praising continuity that can be observed across time
The team kept an unbroken record of daily water checks.
Words to choose between 6
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everyday
Fits when dependable wholeness is enough
Careful Solid is broad and may not concern continuity.
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warm
Fits when lasting strength or value matters
Careful Enduring can include interruptions.
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professional
continuous
Fits when no time gap occurs
Careful Continuous says nothing about strength or physical integrity.
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professional
Fits when physical wholeness matters
Careful Intact does not imply continuity over time.
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professional
Fits when transitions are not perceptible
Careful Seamless can hide difficult handoffs and is often marketing language.
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formal
Fits when absence of pauses is central
Careful An object can be unbroken without an activity being uninterrupted.
Opposites 3
- broken
- interrupted
- fragmented
Common phrases 3
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unbroken record
The clinic's unbroken record included every missed target as well as every pass.
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unbroken line
An unbroken line marked the accessible route.
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remain unbroken
Their friendship remained unbroken after the public disagreement.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated