unscathed

adjective

Definition of unscathednext
as in unharmed
not hurt, harmed, or damaged She escaped from the wreckage unscathed. The administration was left relatively unscathed by the scandal.

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Recent Examples of unscathed And the unself-conscious fly-in-amber aristocratic ambience of the hotel came through the tumultuous modernization unscathed. — Air Mail, 27 June 2026 With runners on the corners, Cade Gibson replaced Phillips and escaped unscathed when Joe Mack picked off Nathan Church at third base and Wetherholt struck out. — Miami Herald, 28 June 2026 The war is creating new opportunities for firms like A&M, and Saudi Arabia’s emergence from the conflict relatively unscathed is a positive backdrop, Spink said. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 July 2026 When the Martians attack in George Pal's 1953 movie, the US army — unsurprisingly — drop an atomic bomb on their invasion fleet, but they're left unscathed thanks to their powerful forcefields. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unscathed
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unharmed
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  • Because the child had no visible bite marks or scratches and appeared to be unharmed, his family did not seek medical care.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • According to the report, Fluffy was unharmed and sustained no injuries during his jaunt beneath the house.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
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