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unburst

unburst

1 7.1
Still whole and not broken open
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈbɜrst/
: sin estallar
  • After the celebration, only a few unburst fireworks remained in the box.

Examples

  • He carefully checked that every package contained only unburst bags of chips.

  • The children were excited to see the unburst balloons floating in the room.

  • The balloon remained unburst despite the rough handling.

  • I was surprised that the package was still unburst.

  • The unburst balloon remained bright and colorful at the party.

  • We found several unburst seeds in the garden that were ready for planting.

  • Despite the storm, the unburst bubble wrap provided excellent protection for the fragile items inside the box.

Synonyms

uncracked
vsunburst
1 3.4

Whole and with no breaks in the surface

means the object has not been opened or split apart
unbreached
vsunburst
1 7.4

Not broken or entered and still whole and safe

focuses on not being opened or split rather than resisting penetration

Antonyms

to burst
176 1.4

Break open suddenly because of pressure inside

How Intact

unburst
1 7.1
damaged
378 1.1
split
14 1.1
to burst
176 1.4

Surface Forms

unburst positive

Morphology

unburst = burst (transparent) = un + burst

The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the verb 'burst', forming an adjective meaning 'not burst'.

Etymology

The word unburst is made from the beginning un- meaning 'not' (as in unhappy) and burst meaning 'to break open'. So, unburst describes something 'not having burst' or 'not broken open'.