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- [breyk]
- /breɪk/
- /ʌnˈbreɪ.kə.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [breyk]
- /breɪk/
Definitions of unbreakable word
- verb with object unbreakable to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments: He broke a vase. 1
- verb with object unbreakable to infringe, ignore, or act contrary to (a law, rule, promise, etc.): She broke her promise. 1
- verb with object unbreakable to dissolve or annul (often followed by off): to break off friendly relations with another country. 1
- verb with object unbreakable to fracture a bone of (some part of the body): He broke his leg. 1
- verb with object unbreakable to lacerate; wound: to break the skin. 1
- verb with object unbreakable to destroy or interrupt the regularity, uniformity, continuity, or arrangement of; interrupt: The bleating of a foghorn broke the silence. The troops broke formation. 1
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Origin of unbreakable
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English breken, Old English brecan; cognate with Dutch breken, German brechen, Gothic brikan; akin to Latin frangere; see fragile
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Parts of speech for Unbreakable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unbreakable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
unbreakable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unbreakable
adj unbreakable
- adamant — If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
- adamantine — very hard; unbreakable or unyielding
- armored — covered with armor or armor plate
- bulletproof — Something that is bulletproof is made of a strong material that bullets cannot pass through.
- dead set — absolutely
adjective unbreakable
- armoured — Armoured vehicles are fitted with a hard metal covering in order to protect them from gunfire and other missiles.
- hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- indissoluble — not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed.
- nonperishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
Antonyms for unbreakable
adj unbreakable
- breakable — Breakable objects are easy to break by accident.
- brittle — An object or substance that is brittle is hard but easily broken.
- crispy — Food that is crispy is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
- feeble — physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- frail — having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now.
adjective unbreakable
- forceless — Without force.
- fracturable — Capable of being fractured.
- weak — not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- wimpy — of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
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