Eternal vs Unbroken - What's the difference?
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Lasting forever; unending.
* John Locke
* Dryden
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(philosophy) existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly
(dated) Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier.
Whole, not divided into parts.
Of a horse, not tamed.
Continuous, without interruption.
As adjectives the difference between eternal and unbroken
is that eternal is lasting forever; unending while unbroken is whole, not divided into parts.eternal
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Alternative forms
* (chiefly archaic) * (obsolete) * eternall (obsolete)Adjective
(-)- to know whether there were any real being, whose duration has been eternal
- Fires eternal in thy temple shine.
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- some eternal villain
Synonyms
* permanent, sempiternal, endless, everlasting * (existing outside time) timeless, atemporalAntonyms
* ephemeral * sempiternalDerived terms
* eternal life * eternal recurrence * eternal return * eternal triangle * hope springs eternalAnagrams
* English words suffixed with -al ----unbroken
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Adjective
(-)- After the vase had fallen down the flight of stairs we were amazed to find it still unbroken .
- 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.