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🔗 Continuous 🪞 Not damaged 🤝 Not violated 🌾 Not cultivated 🐎 Not tamed
unbroken

unbroken

1 8.0
An animal not trained to be ridden or used by people
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈbroʊkən/
translation icon : sin domar
  • The unbroken colt was wild and spirited, running freely in the meadow.
  • an unbroken horse

Examples

  • She decided to train the unbroken dog to follow commands and perform tricks.

  • She once held five world records, of which two are still unbroken.

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  • Ridin' an unbroken horse.

    Certain Women (2016)

  • The rancher proudly displayed his unbroken stallion, which had never been ridden.

Antonyms

broken
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Tamed and trained to obey people

How Tame

domesticated
  • Specialized
3.1
trained
1.9
tame
9 3.4
unbroken
1 8.0
wild
2 2.8

Surface Forms

unbroken positive

Morphology

unbroken = broken (semi-transparent) = un + break + en

Formally 'un-' + 'broken' (meaning 'tamed'); the sense relies on the specialized meaning 'broken' = 'tamed', which may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Unbroken is made of un- meaning 'not' and broken from 'break'. In horses a 'broken' animal is one that has been trained, so an unbroken horse is not tamed or trained.