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Unbroken

adj.resilient, capableprofessional

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.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    solid

    when dependable wholeness is enough

    not when Solid is broad and may not concern continuity.

  • warm

    enduring

    when lasting strength or value matters

    not when Enduring can include interruptions.

  • professional

    continuous

    when no time gap occurs

    not when Continuous says nothing about strength or physical integrity.

  • professional

    intact

    when physical wholeness matters

    not when Intact does not imply continuity over time.

  • professional

    seamless

    when transitions are not perceptible

    not when Seamless can hide difficult handoffs and is often marketing language.

  • formal

    uninterrupted

    when absence of pauses is central

    not when An object can be unbroken without an activity being uninterrupted.

Said against

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  • broken
  • interrupted
  • fragmented

It naturally appears in

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  • unbroken record

    The clinic's unbroken record included every missed target as well as every pass.

  • unbroken line

    An unbroken line marked the accessible route.

  • remain unbroken

    Their friendship remained unbroken after the public disagreement.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.