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Unbroken vs Unbreakable - What's the difference?

unbroken | unbreakable |

As adjectives the difference between unbroken and unbreakable

is that unbroken is whole, not divided into parts while unbreakable is difficult to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage.

As a noun unbreakable is

something that cannot be broken.

unbroken

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Whole, not divided into parts.
    • After the vase had fallen down the flight of stairs we were amazed to find it still unbroken .
  • Of a horse, not tamed.
    • There is something majestic about the spirit of an unbroken mustang as it runs wild across the prairie.
  • Continuous, without interruption.
    • The team's unbroken winning streak was a record.

    Synonyms

    * (whole, not divided into parts ): complete, entire, in one piece, undivided, whole * (describing a horse ): untamed, wild * (continuous ): continuous, uninterrupted

    Antonyms

    * (whole ): broken, shattered, smashed, split * (describing a horse ): domesticated, tame, tamed * (continuous ): broken, interrupted

    unbreakable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • difficult to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage
  • (of a horse) not able to be broken in

    • Antonyms

    *breakable *fragile

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that cannot be broken.